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High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 16, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-3213

CVE-2016-3213

Description

The Web Proxy Auto Discovery (WPAD) protocol implementation 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, Windows 10 Gold and 1511, and Internet Explorer 9 through 11 has an improper fallback mechanism, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via NetBIOS name responses, aka "WPAD Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

13
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe: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_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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