CVE-2016-0040
Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-03-28 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.
- Published2016-02-10
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Description
The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2016-02-1011:59CVE publishedNVD
- 2022-03-28Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
- 2022-03-28Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
- 2022-03-28Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
- 2025-02-1016:58SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP
- 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub
- 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS
Observed activity
isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTCBlock these indicators
- Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2016-0040?format=txt
- CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2016-0040?format=csv
- TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
- The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.
Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | all versions | no fix published | NVD |
| — | = r2 | no fix published | NVD |
| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | all versions | no fix published | NVD |
| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | all versions | no fix published | NVD |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Fix
- CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-04-18
Advisories and patches
- docs.microsoft.comPatch · Vendor Advisory
Detection
read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- 2 repositories, unverifiedRootkitsmm-zz/cve-2016-0040de7ec7ed/CVE-2016-0040 PoC-in-GitHub
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
- Date Added
- 2022-03-28
- Patch Due Date
- 2022-04-18
- Ransomware Use
- Unknown
- Required Action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Sources
- CISA KEVKEV entry2022-03-28
- GCVEexploitation2022-03-28
- CISA-ADPSSVC decisionactive2025-02-10
- OpenCVESSVC decisionactive—
- CISA-ADPCVSS 3.17.82025-02-10
- NVDCVSS 3.17.8read 2026-10-23
- NVDCVSS 2.07.2read 2026-10-23
- FIRST EPSSEPSS score24.3 %read 2026-10-23
- PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept2read 2026-10-23
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- 2016-02-10
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Analyzed
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