CVE-2016-3236

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mishandles proxy discovery, which allows remote attackers to redirect network traffic via unspecified vectors, aka "Windows WPAD Proxy Discovery Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-19

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

Timeline

Published: Jun 16, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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