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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2016-3346 json

Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 does not properly enforce permissions, which allows local users to obtain Administrator access vi…

published 2016-09-14 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-4378

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.4%
EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 does not properly enforce permissions, which allows local users to obtain Administrator access via a crafted DLL, aka "Windows Permissions Enforcement Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Exploit prediction

1.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.