Virtual Secure Mode Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVE-2016-7220 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by KB3198585, released November 8, 2016. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Virtual Secure Mode improperly handles objects in memory. A locally authenticated attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could be able to read sensitive information on the target system.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could run a specially crafted application on the target system. Note that the information disclosure vulnerability by itself would not be sufficient for an attacker to compromise a system. However, an attacker could combine this vulnerability with additional vulnerabilities to further exploit the system.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Virtual Secure Mode handles objects in memory.</p>