Known Exploited Vulnerability
7.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-0040
Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vuln - [Actively Exploited]
Description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 10, 2016, 11:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 9, 2024, 6:21 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

For the benefit of the cybersecurity community and network defenders—and to help every organization better manage vulnerabilities and keep pace with threat activity—CISA maintains the authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild.

Description :

The kernel in Microsoft Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-0040 has a 23 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-0040 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_7
2 Microsoft windows_server_2008
3 Microsoft windows_vista
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-0040.

URL Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034985 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-014 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44586/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Shell

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
3 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : March 23, 2023, 4:32 a.m. This repo has been linked 435 different CVEs too.

None

Shell

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 19, 2023, 1:53 a.m. This repo has been linked 265 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 11, 2023, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 1042 different CVEs too.

None

Shell

Updated: 1 year, 8 months ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 16, 2022, 9:38 a.m. This repo has been linked 256 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 30, 2022, 6:29 p.m. This repo has been linked 253 different CVEs too.

None

Shell

Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 25, 2022, 12:16 a.m. This repo has been linked 250 different CVEs too.

Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.

cisa-kev vulnerability 0day cisa exploits

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
516 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : April 19, 2022, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1181 different CVEs too.

TOP All bugbounty pentesting CVE-2023- POC Exp RCE example payload Things

bugbounty cve exp exploit payload poc rce vulnerability

Shell

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
647 stars 116 fork 116 watcher
Born at : March 19, 2022, 1:54 a.m. This repo has been linked 273 different CVEs too.

windows提权

C Perl C++ Python Ruby CMake Assembly Shell PowerShell C#

Updated: 2 years, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 21, 2021, 9:45 a.m. This repo has been linked 68 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : May 16, 2021, 3:25 p.m. This repo has been linked 27 different CVEs too.

Windows Elevation(持续更新)

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C Perl C++ Python Ruby CMake Assembly Shell PowerShell C#

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
633 stars 161 fork 161 watcher
Born at : March 29, 2021, 4:40 a.m. This repo has been linked 71 different CVEs too.

https://github.com/wcventure/FuzzingPaper

Updated: 1 year, 7 months ago
10 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Oct. 27, 2020, 9:11 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
13 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : May 25, 2020, 7:51 a.m. This repo has been linked 1027 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
110 stars 31 fork 31 watcher
Born at : Dec. 22, 2019, 11:49 a.m. This repo has been linked 33 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 11 months ago
3 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 21, 2019, 6:24 a.m. This repo has been linked 14 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-0040 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-0040 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034985 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034985 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-014 No Types Assigned https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-014 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44586/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44586/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-264
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-014 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-014 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 07, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44586/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034985 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 16, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-014 No Types Assigned http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-014 Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-264
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 15, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-0040 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-0040 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

32.78 }} 17.32%

score

0.97115

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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