CVE-2016-0151
Microsoft Windows CSRSS Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- High 7.8
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 28 Mar 2022
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- A public exploit reference is listed
Description
The Client-Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mismanages process tokens, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows CSRSS Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
Key facts
- Published
- 12 Apr 2016
- Last changed
- 21 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- KEV added
- 28 Mar 2022
- KEV fix due
- 18 Apr 2022
- Used in ransomware
- Yes, according to CISA
- EPSS
- 62.823% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.211% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 7.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
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Timeline
- 12 Apr 2016 Published
- 28 Mar 2022 CVE-2016-0151 added to CISA KEV
- 28 Mar 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue