Medium severity6.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 12, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-0128
CVE-2016-0128
Description
The SAM and LSAD protocol implementations 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, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 do not properly establish an RPC channel, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to perform protocol-downgrade attacks and impersonate users by modifying the client-server data stream, aka "Windows SAM and LSAD Downgrade Vulnerability" or "BADLOCK."
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Affected products
11cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
6- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-047nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- badlock.orgnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035534nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa122nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/813296nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2016-2118.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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