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CVE-2016-3302

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.3 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-09-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, when the lock screen is enabled, do not properly restrict the loading of web content, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) crafted Wi-Fi access point or (2) crafted mobile-broadband device, aka "Windows Lock Screen Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

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

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92853
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036799
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-112
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92853
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036799
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-112

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