CVE-2016-3237

Kerberos 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 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass authentication via vectors related to a fallback to NTLM authentication during a domain account password change, aka "Kerberos Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

• CWE-264

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92290Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036576Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-101Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40409/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92290Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036576Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-101Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40409/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Published

Aug 9, 2016

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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