CVE-2016-3213

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
8.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
78.3%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 1% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: June 16, 2016 (3620 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

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."

CWE

CWE-264

Affected Products

microsoft internet explorermicrosoft windows 10microsoft windows 7microsoft windows 8.1microsoft windows rt 8.1microsoft windows server 2008microsoft windows server 2012microsoft windows vista

References

🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 docs.microsoft.com 🔗 docs.microsoft.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com