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Go to dashboardMicrosoft Win32k, the Windows kernel graphics driver, has a flaw that lets a local user gain higher privileges. CISA lists it as actively exploited in the wild.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 3h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Win32k | vendor | – | – |
| microsoft windows 10 1507 | vendor | – | – |
| microsoft windows 10 1511 | vendor | – | – |
| microsoft windows 7 | vendor | – | – |
| microsoft windows 8.1 | vendor | – | – |
| microsoft windows rt 8.1 | vendor | – | – |
| microsoft windows server 2008 | vendor | – | – |
| microsoft windows server 2008 | vendor | = r2 | – |
| microsoft windows server 2012 | vendor | – | – |
| microsoft windows server 2012 | vendor | = r2 | – |
| microsoft windows vista | vendor | – | – |
Unknown from the sources.
Apply the Microsoft update for CVE-2016-0165 (MS16-039) per vendor instructions, as CISA requires.
Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
The kernel-mode driver 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0143 and CVE-2016-0167.
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