CVE-2016-3213
high-risk
Published 2016-06-16
The Web Proxy Auto Discovery (WPAD) protocol implementation 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 and 1511, and Internet Explorer 9 through 11 has an improper fallback mechanism, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via NetBIOS name responses, aka "WPAD Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
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78.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 22% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
8
CVSS 8.8/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (13)
Affected Vendors
References (8)
67
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
30/34 · Critical
Exploitability
20/34 · Moderate
Exposure
17/34 · Moderate