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."
EPSS: 0.020 (78.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows_7
- Microsoft Windows_server_2008 — versions r2
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
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.