Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10
CVE-2016-0128
The SAM and LSAD protocol implementations in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 do not properly establish an RPC channel, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to perform protocol-downgrade attacks and impersonate users by modifying the client-server data stream, aka "Windows SAM and LSAD Downgrade Vulnerability" or "BADLOCK."
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.209 (97.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.209 · newest: 0.209 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 10 — versions 1511
- Microsoft Windows 7
- Microsoft Windows 8.1
- Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows Vista
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
- ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- ErdemOzgen/ActiveDirectoryAttacks
- Nieuport/Active-Directory-Kill-Chain-Attack-Defense
- R0B1NL1N/AD-Attack-Defense
- Whiteh4tWolf/Attack-Defense
- ZyberPatrol/Active-Directory
- aymankhder/AD-attack-defense
- bhataasim1/AD-Attack-Defence
- geeksniper/active-directory-pentest
- hackeremmen/Active-Directory-Kill-Chain-Attack-Defense-
References
- badlock.org/ (Third Party Advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-047 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/813296 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2016-2118.html (Vendor Advisory)
- bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa122 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035534 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-0128?
- CVE-2016-0128 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2016-04-12.
- How severe is CVE-2016-0128?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-0128 known to be exploited?
- 18 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.