CVE-2016-7255

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 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

• http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/one-bit-rule-system-analyzing-cve-2016-7255-exploit-wild/Broken Link
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140468/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-win32k.sys-NtSetWindowLongPtr-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94064Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037251Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-135Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/mwrlabs/CVE-2016-7255Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-windows-kernel-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2016-7255/Broken Link
• https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.htmlThird Party Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40745/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40823/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41015/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/one-bit-rule-system-analyzing-cve-2016-7255-exploit-wild/Broken Link
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140468/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-win32k.sys-NtSetWindowLongPtr-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94064Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037251Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-135Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/mwrlabs/CVE-2016-7255Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-windows-kernel-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2016-7255/Broken Link
• https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.htmlThird Party Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40745/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40823/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41015/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7255US Government Resource

Published

Nov 10, 2016

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Analyzed

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