CVE-2016-0040
Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Published
- Feb 10, 2016
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Evidence observed
- May 4, 2018
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 97.8%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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CISA Known Exploited
This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Summary
The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Sources
4- CVE-2016-0040Exploit
64-bit Windows kernel privilege escalation exploit for CVE-2016-0040 (WMI Receive Notification vulnerability) using GDI bitmap manipulation for token stealing.
Exploiting CVE-2016-0040 uninitialized pointer
- WindowsElevationResearch
Windows Elevation(持续更新)
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