CVE-2016-0151: Microsoft Windows CSRSS Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

High severity, CVSS 7.8. Actively exploited: in CISA KEV since 2022-03-28. EPSS: 62.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Client-Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mismanages process tokens, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows CSRSS Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 1507: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows 10 1511: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: affected versions not specified; version r2 only

Published 2016-04-12. Last modified 2026-06-17.