CVE-2016-0135

Secondary Logon Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2016-0135 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by KB3147458, released April 12, 2016. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

HighPublicly disclosed
CVSS
n/a
Important
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Less Likely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0154
74th percentile

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows Secondary Logon Service fails to properly manage requests in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code as an administrator. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must first log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Secondary Logon Service handles requests in memory.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems 10586.218 KB3147458 Apr 12, 2016
Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems 10586.218 KB3147458 Apr 12, 2016
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems KB3147461 Apr 12, 2016
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems KB3147461 Apr 12, 2016