Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2016-0180 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle parsing of certain symbolic links. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially access privileged registry keys and thereby elevate permissions. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to 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. The update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel parses symbolic links.

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Windows RT 8.1
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2012
Windows 8
Windows 7
Windows 10
Windows Server 2008
Windows Vista Service Pack 2

CVE References

CVE-2016-0180