CVE-2016-3213
highpriority · attend · 68EPSS 0.669 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The Web Proxy Auto Discovery (WPAD) protocol implementation 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, Windows 10 Gold and 1511, and Internet Explorer 9 through 11 has an improper fallback mechanism, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via NetBIOS name responses, aka "WPAD Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.8–9.3
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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affected products (27)
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also known as (6)
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references (13)
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- http://securitytracker.com/id/1036096cnnvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id/1036104cnnvd
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-077Patchcnnvd
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms16-063cnnvd
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms16-077cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036096enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036104enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-063enisa_euvd
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