High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 9, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-3310

Description

The kernel-mode drivers 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 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3308, CVE-2016-3309, and CVE-2016-3311.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/92298nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036572nvd
blog.fortinet.com/2016/08/17/root-cause-analysis-of-windows-kernel-uaf-vulnerability-lead-to-cve-2016-3310nvd
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-098nvd

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