CVE-2016-0151

highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.629 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUS

grimoire priorityP0 · Act now

Exploitable?

Yes · in the wild

CISA KEV · 1 exploit · functional

Likely / severe?

62.9% (99th) EPSS

CVSS 7.2 · high

Is it mine?

13 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

added 2022-03-28remediate by 2022-04-18

required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

EPSS · scored 2026-10-23

Microsoft Windows CSRSS Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

The Client-Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mismanages process tokens, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows CSRSS Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.07.2highAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 10

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v2.07.2highAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Csecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-269USprimaryCWE-264US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

EDB-39740Microsoft Windows - CSRSS BaseSrvCheckVDM Session 0 Process Creation Privilege Escalation (MS16-048)functional · exploit_db

affected products (13)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Corp Windows 10 1511all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows 10 RTMall versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows 8.1all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows RT 8.1all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Server 2012 Goldall versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Server 2012 R2all versionsfstec_bduRU
microsoft windows 10 1507all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows 10 1511all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows 8.1all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows rt 8.1all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows server 2012all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows server 2012= r2nvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2016-04-12modified 2026-06-17

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references (8)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-048 cnnvd
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035544 enisa_euvd
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-048 enisa_euvd
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39740/enisa_euvd
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035544Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-048PatchVendor Advisorynvd
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0151US Government Resourcenvd
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39740/ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd

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