High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 13, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-0020
CVE-2016-0020
Description
Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 mishandle DLL loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "MAPI DLL Loading Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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