CVE-2016-3213

Published: Jun 16, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

8.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

The Web Proxy Auto Discovery (WPAD) protocol implementation in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold and 1511, and Internet Explorer 9 through 11 has an improper fallback mechanism, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via NetBIOS name responses, aka "WPAD Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected (13)

Products: Microsoft: Internet Explorer, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Rt 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows Vista

8 products

Configuration A

13 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 10
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 11
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 9
Microsoft Windows 10	All versions
Microsoft Windows 10	Version 1511
Microsoft Windows 7	All versions
Microsoft Windows 8.1	All versions
Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	Version r2 sp1
Microsoft Windows Server 2012	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2012	Version r2
Microsoft Windows Vista	All versions