CVE-2016-0036
The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows...
The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows 10 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via crafted data, aka "Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows 10 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via crafted data, aka "Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2016-0036- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows 10 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via crafted data, aka "Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2016-0036- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-0074 No score
The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows 10 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via crafted data, aka "Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2016-0074- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8822-37cq-2j6g
The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows...
The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows 10 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via crafted data, aka "Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-8822-37cq-2j6g- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-0036 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Microsoft Windows 10, published February 10, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.4%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.