What is CVE-2016-0020?

CVE-2016-0020 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-0020?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7

CVE-2016-0020

Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 mishandle DLL loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "MAPI DLL Loading Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Published 2016-01-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.020 (79.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 — versions r2

References

www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-018
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-007 (vendor-advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1034661 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0020?: CVE-2016-0020 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-0020?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.