CVE-2016-0197: Microsoft Windows 10

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

dxgkrnl.sys in the DirectX Graphics kernel subsystem in 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Microsoft DirectX Graphics Kernel Subsystem Elevation of Privilege 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: any version; version r2 only
• Microsoft Windows Vista: any version

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