CVE-2016-0073

Microsoft Windows - DeviceApi CMApi User Hive Impersonation Privilege Escalation (MS16-124)

Severity Score

5.0

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The kernel in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes an API call to access sensitive information in the registry, aka "Windows Kernel Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0075.

El kernel en Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold y R2, Windows RT 8.1 y Windows 10 Gold, 1511 y 1607 permite a usuarios locales obtener privilegios a través de una aplicación manipulada que hace una llamada API para acceder a información sensible en el registro, vulnerabilidad también conocida como "Windows Kernel Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability", una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2016-0075.

The Windows DeviceApi CMApi PnpCtxRegOpenCurrentUserKey function doesn't check the impersonation level of the current effective token allowing a normal user to create arbitrary registry keys in another user's loaded hive leading to elevation of privilege.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-12-04 CVE Reserved
2016-10-14 CVE Published
2024-01-14 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-08-05 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93355	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40574	2024-08-05

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-124	2018-10-12

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10"				-		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10"				1511 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" and version "1511"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10"				1607 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" and version "1607"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 8.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 8.1"				*		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Rt 8.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Rt 8.1"				*		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2012 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012"				-		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2012 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012"				r2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012" and version "r2"		-		Affected