CVE-2016-0041
highpriority · attend · 70EPSS 0.829 · 100 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
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 and 1511, and Internet Explorer 10 and 11 mishandle DLL loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "DLL Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
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affected products (24)
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- microsoft windows server 2008all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (6)
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sources
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references (14)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-009cnnvd
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-014cnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/49enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034971enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034985enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-009enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-014enisa_euvd
- https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150905/nps_datastore_server_dll_side_loading_vulnerability.htmlenisa_euvd
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