CVE-2016-0040: Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

High severity, CVSS 7.8. Actively exploited: in CISA KEV since 2022-03-28. EPSS: 24.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: affected versions not specified; version r2 only
• Microsoft Windows Vista: affected versions not specified

Published 2016-02-10. Last modified 2026-06-17.