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CVE-2016-3258

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.7 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-07-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Race condition in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to bypass the Low Integrity protection mechanism and write to files by leveraging unspecified object-manager features, aka "Windows File System Security Feature Bypass."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1511
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91606
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036289
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-092
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91606
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036289
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-092

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