CVE-2016-7216: Microsoft Windows 7

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 4.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The kernel API in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 mishandles permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: any version
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: any version; version r2 only
• Microsoft Windows Vista: any version

Published 2016-11-10. Last modified 2026-06-17.