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CVE-2016-3272
The kernel in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mishandles page-fault…
Low2.8EPSS 43.3%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
The kernel in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mishandles page-fault system calls, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from an arbitrary process via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Timeline
ID reserved
By microsoft
- 4 months later
· 4 months later
Published
- 8 years later
· 8 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Low2.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 43.3% · top 1.3% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- 1036289 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- MS16-092 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 91603 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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