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CVE-2016-0165

The kernel-mode driver 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, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevat…

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The kernel-mode driver 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, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0143 and CVE-2016-0167.
CVSS 7.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.2/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 7.8: +1.17
  • Fresh EPSS: 13.68%: +0.07

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 5 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Hackread
Press · 03 Nov 2025, 08:00 · New Dante Spyware Linked to Rebranded Hacking Team, Now Memento Labs - Hackread
BleepingComputer
Press · 22 Jun 2023, 07:00 · CISA orders govt agencies to patch bugs exploited by Russian hackers - BleepingComputer
Check Point Research
Press · 02 Oct 2020, 07:00 · Graphology of an Exploit – Hunting for exploits by looking for the author’s fingerprints - Check Point Research
Securelist
Press · 14 Dec 2016, 08:00 · Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2016. Review of the year. Overall statistics for 2016 - Securelist
Securelist
Press · 20 Oct 2016, 07:00 · Windows zero-day exploit used in targeted attacks by FruityArmor APT - Securelist

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.2 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

1

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 1 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
leeqwind/HolicPOC9038C++22 Mar 2022, 03:02
Public exploit evidence
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.8; EPSS 13.7%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
local access, no prior privileges, user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:57:42.957206+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
12 Apr 2016, 23:00
First press mention
20 Oct 2016, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
22 Jun 2023, 00:00
Latest press mention
03 Nov 2025, 08:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:57
PoCs on GitHub
1 repositories
Source: CVE List V5 · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS · GitHub · RSSVulnRadar