November 3, 2021 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2016-0167 — Microsoft Win32k
known ransomware use
Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2021-11-03- Federal due date
2022-05-03- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Win32k
- EPSS
- 94.2th percentile (score 0.129, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0167
CISA short description
Microsoft Win32k contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation via a crafted application
Required action
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