CVE-2016-0094: Microsoft Windows 10

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 3.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The kernel-mode driver 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 local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0093, CVE-2016-0095, and CVE-2016-0096.

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows 10: affected versions not specified; version 1511 only
  • Microsoft Windows 7: affected versions not specified
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1: affected versions not specified
  • Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1: affected versions not specified
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008: any version; version r2 only
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012: affected versions not specified; version r2 only
  • Microsoft Windows Vista: affected versions not specified

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