CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-7271

Published: Dec 20, 2016 | Modified: Oct 12, 2018
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

The Secure Kernel Mode implementation in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 and Windows Server 2016 allows local users to bypass the virtual trust level (VTL) protection mechanism via a crafted application, aka Secure Kernel Mode Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Windows_server_2016 Microsoft * *
Windows_10 Microsoft 1511 1511
Windows_10 Microsoft 1607 1607
Windows_10 Microsoft - -

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