What is CVE-2016-3256?

CVE-2016-3256 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2016-07-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-3256?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Microsoft Windows 10

CVE-2016-3256

Microsoft Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to bypass the Secure Kernel Mode protection mechanism and obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka "Windows Secure Kernel Mode Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.049 (91.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3256?: CVE-2016-3256 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2016-07-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-3256?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.