CVE-2016-7222 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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Task Scheduler in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 and Windows Server 2016 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted UNC pathname in a task, aka "Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Windows 10 Windows Server 2016

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:::::::*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94023
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037241
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-130

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2016-11-10T06:16:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:57:46.124Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7222

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-11-10T06:59:34.720

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-7222

Redhat

No data.

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