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CVE-2016-0180
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-05-11T01:59:19.953 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:37:04.143

Summary

The kernel 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, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mishandles symbolic links, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

microsoft — windows_10

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References

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