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CVE-2016-7237

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 67.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2016-11-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) 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, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted request, aka "Local Security Authority Subsystem Service Denial of Service 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 Server 2016: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94040
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037249
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-137
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40744/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94040
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037249
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-137
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40744/

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