CVE-2016-3300 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers on domain-joined Windows machines can gain elevated privileges due to improper secure channel establishment in the Netlogon service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-3300?
CVE-2016-3300 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 8.1, published on 9 Aug 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Netlogon service in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT 8.1 improperly establishes secure communications channels, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to a domain-joined machine, aka "Netlogon Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3300?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2012.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3300?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3300 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-3300 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3300 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2016-0044 Denial of service in n/a
- CVE-2015-2361 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2015-0058 Double free vulnerability in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows RT 8.1 allo
- CVE-2017-0168 Information disclosure in Windows Hyper-V
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fp3f-j2qm-7hhj.