CVE-2016-7255 — Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVE-2016-7255: Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | Microsoft |
| Product | Win32k |
| Date added | 2021-11-03 |
| Due date | 2022-05-03 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Known |
Description
Microsoft Win32k kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory which allows for privilege escalation. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to run code in kernel mode.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7255
Weakness behind it
CISA records this vulnerability as an instance of CWE-264. From there the chain continues into CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques, all inside this corpus.
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7255
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
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