CVE-2016-7222: Microsoft Windows 10

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Task Scheduler in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 and Windows Server 2016 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted UNC pathname in a task, aka "Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10: affected versions not specified; version 1511 only; version 1607 only
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: affected versions not specified

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