High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 9, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-3237
CVE-2016-3237
Description
Kerberos 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, 1511, and 1607 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass authentication via vectors related to a fallback to NTLM authentication during a domain account password change, aka "Kerberos Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
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Affected products
15cpe: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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: SP2 and R2 SP1
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: SP2
- Range: Gold, 1511, 1607
Patches
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References
4- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-101nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40409/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92290nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036576nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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