CVE-2016-0087: Microsoft Windows 7

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 do not properly validate handles, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

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

Published 2016-03-09. Last modified 2026-06-17.