CVE-2016-0175: Microsoft Windows 10

Low severity, CVSS 3.3. EPSS: 3.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The kernel-mode drivers 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 allow local users to obtain sensitive information about kernel-object addresses, and consequently bypass the KASLR protection mechanism, via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Affected products

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

Published 2016-05-11. Last modified 2026-06-17.