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."

Published 2016-05-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (73.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 — versions 1511

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-254

References

docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-066 (vendor-advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035843 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/90048 (vdb-entry)

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.