How severe is CVE-2016-0167?

CVE-2016-0167 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH). EPSS estimates a 5.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE-2016-0167: Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2021-11-03

Remediation due

2022-05-03

Ransomware

Known use

Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0167

Description

The kernel-mode driver 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 and 1511 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0143 and CVE-2016-0165.

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CISA7.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableno

Technical impacttotal

Exploitation Context

as of October 17, 2026

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CISA added CVE-2016-0167 to the KEV catalog 2,031 days after its CVE record was published.
It is one of 391 Microsoft entries in the CISA KEV catalog, and one of 83 added in 2021.
Its current EPSS score (5.7%) is higher than that of 20% of CISA KEV entries.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
-	-	n/a

References

3 Links

Vendor advisories

MS16-039

Vulnerability databases

Record Details

Published

2016-04-12

Last updated

2025-10-21

Assigner (CNA)

microsoft

Credited to

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