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Go to dashboardMicrosoft Win32k, the Windows kernel-mode graphics driver, contains a flaw that lets a crafted application escalate privileges. An attacker who already runs code on a Windows machine can gain higher privileges, and the sources report it is exploited in the wild and tied to ransomware.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 3h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
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| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Win32k | vendor | – | – |
Check the Windows build against Microsoft's MS16-014 bulletin listing, using winver or systeminfo and the installed hotfixes (unknown exact KB from sources).
Apply the Microsoft update for CVE-2016-0167 per vendor instructions (CISA KEV required action); exact KB and version unknown from sources.
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-2016-0165.
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