CVE-2016-0197: dxgkrnl.sys in the DirectX Graphics kernel subsystem in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1,…

Description

dxgkrnl.sys in the DirectX Graphics kernel subsystem in the kernel-mode drivers 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 and 1511 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Microsoft DirectX Graphics Kernel Subsystem Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges

Low

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 74% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

WI

Windows · Microsoft

1511 · source: NVD

W7

Windows 7 · Microsoft

All versions, or not specified · source: NVD

W8

Windows 8.1 · Microsoft

All versions, or not specified · source: NVD

WR

Windows RT 8.1 · Microsoft

All versions, or not specified · source: NVD

WS

Windows Server 2008 · Microsoft

r2 · source: NVD

WS

Windows Server 2012 · Microsoft

r2 · source: NVD

WV

Windows Vista · Microsoft

All versions, or not specified · source: NVD