CVE-2016-0099 — Microsoft Windows Secondary Logon Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVE-2016-0099: Microsoft Windows Secondary Logon Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | Microsoft |
| Product | Windows |
| Date added | 2022-03-03 |
| Due date | 2022-03-24 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Known |
Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows if the Windows Secondary Logon Service fails to properly manage request handles in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code as an administrator.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0099
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0099
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog