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Full vulnerability report · 2016
CVE-2016-0006High confidence

Affected product: security vulnerability

Unknown · Unknown

7.3HighCVSS 3.0
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityHighOperational priority:High, unchanged from published severity.unchanged

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • A structured source references public exploit or proof-of-concept material.
  • Exploitation requires an existing local or physical foothold with privileges.
  • EPSS is 4.01% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
  • Restrict local access and enforce least privilege on affected hosts.
  • Increase monitoring for the attack path and post-exploitation behaviour described in the report.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs Unknown Unknown and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: Within 30 daysRemediation target: Within 180 days

This automated reassessment organises public evidence. It does not know asset exposure, business impact or control effectiveness and does not replace CVSS or a human risk decision.

Optional official sources

National CERT insights
?CERT means Computer Emergency Response Team; CSIRT is the closely related term Computer Security Incident Response Team.

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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2016-0045

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

The sandbox implementation in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mishandles reparse points, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Mount Point Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0007.

What

The sandbox implementation in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mishandles reparse points, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Mount Point Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0007.

Why

The current structured CVE record identifies a security weakness, but the root cause requires confirmation in the linked vendor material.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may gain additional privileges.

What

The sandbox implementation in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mishandles reparse points, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Mount Point Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0007.

Why

The current structured CVE record identifies a security weakness, but the root cause requires confirmation in the linked vendor material.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may gain additional privileges.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
Reference recorded

A structured CVE source labels at least one public reference as exploit material. BlackTree has not independently validated that it is safe, reliable or weaponised.

Likely attack path
local access → vulnerable operation → gain additional privileges
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
Required interaction required
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-264 ↗

CWE-264. Open the MITRE definition for the exact weakness description.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.0: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UIRequiredUser interaction: Another user must perform an action for exploitation to succeed.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
Privilege escalationCWE-264Public exploit reference
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2016-AVI-018Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau de Microsoft Windows

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été corrigées dans le noyau de Microsoft Windows . Elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer une élévation de privilèges.

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2016-001019複数の Microsoft Windows 製品のサンドボックスの実装における権限昇格の脆弱性

複数の Microsoft Windows 製品のサンドボックスの実装は、再解析ポイントを誤って処理するため、権限を取得される脆弱性が存在します。 マイクロソフトセキュリティ情報には、この脆弱性は「Windows マウント ポイントの特権の昇格の脆弱性」と記載されています。 本脆弱性は、CVE-2016-0006 とは異なる脆弱性です。

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2016-001018複数の Microsoft Windows 製品のサンドボックスの実装における権限昇格の脆弱性

複数の Microsoft Windows 製品のサンドボックスの実装は、再解析ポイントを誤って処理するため、権限を取得される脆弱性が存在します。 マイクロソフトセキュリティ情報には、この脆弱性は「Windows マウント ポイントの特権の昇格の脆弱性」と記載されています。 本脆弱性は、CVE-2016-0007 とは異なる脆弱性です。

Official advisory ↗
KISA KrCERT/CC · Korean · KNVD-4588MS 1월 보안 위협에 따른 정기 보안 업데이트 권고

점이 존재 o 관련취약점 : - DLL 로드 권한 상승 취약점 - (CVE-2016-0014) - DirectShow 힙 손상 원격 코드 실행 취약점 - (CVE-2016-0015) - DLL 로드 원격 코드 실행 취약점 - (CVE-2016-0016, 0018) - Windows 원격 데스크톱 프로토콜 보안 우회 취약점 - (CVE-2016-0019) - MAPI DLL 로드 권한 상승 취약점 - (CVE-2016-0020) o 영향 : 원격 코드 실행 o 중요도 : 중요 ##### □ 해당시스템 o 참조사이트 - 한글 : https://technet.microsoft.com/ko-kr/library/security/MS16-007 - 영문 : https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/MS16-007 ##### □ 해결책 o 해당 시스템에 대한 마이크로소프트사의 취약점 패치 적용 [MS16-008] 권한 상승을 해결하기 위한 Windows 커널에 대한 보안 업데이트 ##### □ 영향 o 공격자의 권한 상승 허용 ##### □ 설명 o 사용자가 특수 제작된 응용 프로그램을 실행하는 경우 권한 상승을 허용하는 취약점이 존재 o 관련취약점 : - Windows 탑재 지점 권한 상승 취약점 - (CVE-2016-0006, 0007) o 영향 : 권한 상승 o 중요도 : 중요 ##### □ 해당시스템 o 참조사이트 - 한글 : https://technet.microsoft.com/ko-kr/library/security/MS16-008 - 영문 : https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/MS16-008 ##### □ 해결책 o 해당 시스템에 대한 마이크로소프트사의 취약점 패치 적용 [MS16-010] 스푸핑을 해결하기 위한 Microsoft Exchange Server에 대한 보안 업데이트 ##### □ 영향 o 공격자에 스푸핑 허용 ##### □ 설명 o OWA(Outlook Web Access)가 적절히 웹 요청을 처리하고 사용자 입력 및 전자 메일 콘텐츠를 삭제하지 못하는 경우 스푸핑을 허용하는 취약점이 존재 o 관련취약점 : - Exchange 스푸핑 취약점 - (CVE-2016-0029~0032) o 영향 : 스푸핑 o 중요도 : 중요 ##### □ 해당시스템 o 참조사이트 - 한글 : https://technet.microsoft.com/ko-kr/library/security/MS16-010 - 영문 : https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/securit

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03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
n/a
Fixed
An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 13 Jan 2016 · Last source change 5 Aug 2024, 22:08 UTC · CWE-264

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-09-01
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2016-0045
Product sourceUnavailable
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Missing structured fields: affected product. Missing data is not evidence of low risk; review the primary advisory.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. ENISA EUVD mappingEUVD-2016-0045 was added to the official ENISA EUVD mapping for this CVE.
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    {"euvdId":"EUVD-2016-0045"}
    ENISA EUVD ↗
  2. SeveritySeverity changed from Unknown to High.
    Before
    Unknown
    After
    High
    NIST NVD ↗
  3. CVSS scoreCVSS score changed from not recorded to 7.3 (CVSS 3.0 · NIST NVD · CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    7.3 (CVSS 3.0 · NIST NVD · CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
    NIST NVD ↗
  4. Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.
    CNA ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Fixed release or patch reference recorded
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2016-0045↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Public exploit reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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