CVE-2016-3223
high-risk
Published 2016-06-16
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 mishandle LDAP authentication, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to gain privileges by modifying group-policy update data within a domain-controller data stream, aka "Group Policy Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Do I need to act?
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54.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 45% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
8
CVSS 8.1/10
High
NETWORK
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (10)
Affected Vendors
References (8)
65
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
25/34 · High
Exposure
16/34 · Moderate