CVE-2016-3238

HighCVSS 8.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The Print Spooler service 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 man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a crafted print driver during printer installation, aka "Windows Print Spooler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.1/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-254

Affected software

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

References

Timeline

Published: Jul 13, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

Related CVEs from 2016

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