What is CVE-2016-7258?

CVE-2016-7258 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2016-7258?

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

Information disclosure in Microsoft Windows 10

CVE-2016-7258

The kernel in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 and Windows Server 2016 mishandles page-fault system calls, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from arbitrary processes via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Memory Address Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2016-12-20 · 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:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.027 (85.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 — versions 1511, 1607
Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1037453 (vdb-entry)
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-152 (vendor-advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94736 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7258?: CVE-2016-7258 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-7258?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.