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CVE-2016-3237

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 17.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2016-08-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Kerberos 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 man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass authentication via vectors related to a fallback to NTLM authentication during a domain account password change, aka "Kerberos Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1511
• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Rt: 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/92290
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036576
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-101
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40409/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92290
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036576
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-101
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40409/

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