What is CVE-2016-0009?

CVE-2016-0009 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-0009?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10

CVE-2016-0009

Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, aka "Win32k Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

EPSS: 0.156 (96.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1511
Microsoft Windows_7
Microsoft Windows_server_2008 — versions r2
Microsoft Windows_vista
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0009?: CVE-2016-0009 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-0009?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.