PT-2016-7260 · Microsoft · Windows 10+1

Published 2016-10-11 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-7188

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows versions 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607

Description The issue is related to the mishandling of library loading by the Standard Collector Service in Windows Diagnostics Hub, allowing local users to gain privileges via a crafted application. This is an elevation-of-privilege issue that can affect the system.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows versions 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

LPE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-7188

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

References · 8

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/40562 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7188 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2016-7188 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7188 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-125 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7188 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036997 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93359 · Note