CVE-2016-7238

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 mishandle caching for NTLM password-change requests, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows NTLM Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Nov 10, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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