What is CVE-2016-0181?

CVE-2016-0181 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-05-11.

How severe is CVE-2016-0181?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10

CVE-2016-0181

Microsoft Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to bypass the Virtual Secure Mode Hypervisor Code Integrity (HVCI) protection mechanism and perform RWX markings of kernel-mode pages via a crafted application, aka "Hypervisor Code Integrity Security Feature Bypass."

EPSS: 0.015 (71.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1511
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-254

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0181?: CVE-2016-0181 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-0181?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.