# CVE-2016-7292: Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVE-2016-7292 is fixed in 27 products on 1 platform, first by KB3205386, released December 13, 2016. It is not reported as exploited, but the vendor rates exploitation more likely. Patch Radar priority: Urgent. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7292 - Priority: Urgent - CVSS: 7.3 (Important) - EPSS: 0.0147 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Vendor exploitability assessment: Exploitation More Likely - Published: Aug 23, 2017 - Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7292 ## Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Installer when the Windows Installer fails to properly sanitize input leading to an insecure library loading behavior.

A locally authenticated attacker could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the input sanitization error to preclude unintended elevation.

## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems | 10586.713 | [KB3205386](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3205386.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems | 10586.713 | [KB3205386](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3205386.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems | | [KB3206632](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3206632.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems | | [KB3206632](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3206632.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems | 10240.17202 | [KB3205383](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3205383.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 for x64-based Systems | 10240.17202 | [KB3205383](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3205383.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB3207752](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3207752.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB3205394](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3205394.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB3207752](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3207752.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB3205394](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3205394.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems | | [KB3205400](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3205400.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems | | [KB3205401](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3205401.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems | | [KB3205400](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3205400.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems | | [KB3205401](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3205401.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows RT 8.1 | | [KB3205401](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3205401.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB3207752](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3207752.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB3205394](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3205394.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB3207752](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3207752.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB3205394](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3205394.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | | [KB3207752](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3207752.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | | [KB3205394](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3205394.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 | | [KB3196726](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3196726.md) | Aug 23, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) | | [KB3196726](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3196726.md) | Aug 23, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2 | | [KB3196726](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3196726.md) | Aug 23, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 | | [KB3196726](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3196726.md) | Aug 23, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) | | [KB3196726](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3196726.md) | Aug 23, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | | [KB3205409](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3205409.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | | [KB3205408](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3205408.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | | [KB3205409](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3205409.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | | [KB3205408](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3205408.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | | [KB3205400](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3205400.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | | [KB3205401](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3205401.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | | [KB3205400](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3205400.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | | [KB3205401](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3205401.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | | [KB3206632](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3206632.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | | [KB3206632](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3206632.md) | Dec 13, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Vista Service Pack 2 | | [KB3196726](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3196726.md) | Aug 23, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 | | [KB3196726](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3196726.md) | Aug 23, 2017 | --- Data as of 2026-11-07T06:34:28Z UTC. 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