CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-7292

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Installer in Microsoft Windows mishandles library loading, allowing local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to the system and execution of malicious operations by local users, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update operating systems to the latest versions and apply relevant security patches to mitigate the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Installer 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, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 mishandles library loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS