CVE-2016-7218
Bowser.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and...
Bowser.sys in the kernel-mode drivers 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, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka "Windows Bowser.sys Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Bowser.sys in the kernel-mode drivers 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, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka "Windows Bowser.sys Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2016-7218- CVSS 3.0
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Bowser.sys in the kernel-mode drivers 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, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka "Windows Bowser.sys Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2016-7218- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-8077 No score
Bowser.sys in the kernel-mode drivers 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, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka "Windows Bowser.sys Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2016-8077- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jp78-98c6-qp4m
Bowser.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and...
Bowser.sys in the kernel-mode drivers 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, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka "Windows Bowser.sys Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-jp78-98c6-qp4m- CVSS 3.0
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- 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-2016-7218 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Microsoft Windows 10, published November 10, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.46%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.