CVE-2016-3237
mediumpriority · attend · 46EPSS 0.172 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
Kerberos 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, 1511, and 1607 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass authentication via vectors related to a fallback to NTLM authentication during a domain account password change, aka "Kerberos Security Feature Bypass 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 · medium–critical · 6.8–9.3
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-40409Microsoft Windows Kerberos - Security Feature Bypass (MS16-101)functional · exploit_db
affected products (22)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft windows server 2008all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows server 2012all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (5)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
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references (13)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92290cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036576cnnvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-101cnnvd
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms16-101Patchcnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40409/cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92290enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036576enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-101enisa_euvd
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