What is CVE-2016-7237?

CVE-2016-7237 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows_10, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-11-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-7237?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows_10

CVE-2016-7237

Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) 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, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Window…

EPSS: 0.639 (98.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1511, 1607
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_server_2016
Microsoft Windows_vista
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

1037249 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
MS16-137 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
94040 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
40744 (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7237?: CVE-2016-7237 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows_10, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-11-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-7237?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.