CVE-2016-3251: Microsoft Windows 10

Low severity, CVSS 2.8. EPSS: 58.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The GDI component 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 obtain sensitive kernel-address information via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10: affected versions not specified; version 1511 only
• Microsoft Windows 7: any version
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: any version
• 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: any version

Published 2016-07-13. Last modified 2026-06-17.