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CVE-2016-0070

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 11.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2016-10-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes an API call to access sensitive information in the registry, aka "Windows Kernel Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1511, 1607
• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93354
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-124
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93354
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-124

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