{"id":"CVE-2016-3311","aliases":["EUVD-2016-4343","GHSA-fgfw-9qp4-g6xg"],"status":"published","title":"The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1;...","description":"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; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka \"Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability,\" a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3308, CVE-2016-3309, and CVE-2016-3310.","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-08","score":0.01528,"percentile":0.74895,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-264"],"published":"2016-08-09T21:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-17T00:45:28Z","products":[{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_10"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_7"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_8.1"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_rt_8.1"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_server_2008"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_server_2012"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_vista"}],"references":[{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-098","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_MS","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92299","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036572","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_SECTRACK","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3311"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fgfw-9qp4-g6xg"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2016-3311","description":"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; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka \"Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability,\" a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3308, CVE-2016-3309, and CVE-2016-3310.","status":"published","published":"2016-08-09T21:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-05T23:47:59.557Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:33:34.094161Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2016-4343","description":"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; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka \"Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability,\" a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3308, CVE-2016-3309, and CVE-2016-3310.","status":"published","published":"2016-08-09T21:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-05T23:47:59Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T02:22:50.077805Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-fgfw-9qp4-g6xg","title":"The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1;...","description":"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; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka \"Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability,\" a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3308, CVE-2016-3309, and CVE-2016-3310.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-14T02:23:43Z","modified":"2023-02-02T05:06:05Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:52:14.132111Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2016-3311","description":"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; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka \"Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability,\" a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3308, CVE-2016-3309, and CVE-2016-3310.","status":"published","published":"2016-08-09T21:59:18.223Z","modified":"2026-06-17T00:45:28.527Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":7.2,"vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-264"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:03:28.854267Z"}]}}