01 Record
CVE-2016-3309
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
HighKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft
CNA base score7.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-15. Federal remediation due 2022-04-05. Known ransomware campaign use: reported by CISA.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 20.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 97.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-08-09 21:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-10-21 23:55Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-03-15
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 2a5a1267d14248dbbc04ce90696881cb79d4c5d1358ff147936cfd726dcf9481
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- docs.microsoft.comMS16-098https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-098
- www.exploit-db.com42960https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42960/
- www.securitytracker.com1036572http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036572
- www.securityfocus.com92297http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92297
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3309