CVE-2016-0040

7.8

CVSS
High

PUBLISHED

The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a...

Exploited in the wild Low complexity

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Windows
Published: Feb 10, 2016
EPSS: —

Description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

windows cisa metasploit

CVSS scores

CVSS v3.1 7.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 7.2

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

Exploitation status

Exploited in the wild

Recorded 2022-03-28 00:00:00 UTC · Source

SSVC decision points

Exploitation: active
Automatable: No
Technical impact: total

References

Known exploited vulnerability sources

Catalogues that list this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability.

Source	Added
CISA	Mar 28, 2022

Scanner integrations

Scanner	Reference	Detected
Metasploit	https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/local/ms16_014_wmi_recv_notif.rb	Apr 28, 2025

Potential proof of concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

ms16_014_wmi_recv_notif

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2016-0040

de7ec7ed/CVE-2016-0040

github · Created 2017-08-03 22:28:54 UTC · 14 stars

CVE-2016-0040 Privilege Escalation Exploit For WMI Receive Notification Vulnerability (x86-64)

Vulnerability detail