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NVD Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2016-0020

Modified

Source-secure@microsoft.com

Published At-13 Jan, 2016 | 05:59

Updated At-06 May, 2026 | 22:30

Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 mishandle DLL loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "MAPI DLL Loading Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	3.0	7.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary	2.0	7.2	HIGH	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Type: Primary

Version: 3.0

Base score: 7.8

Base severity: HIGH

Vector:

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

Type: Primary

Version: 2.0

Base score: 7.2

Base severity: HIGH

Vector:

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CPE Matches

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

CWE ID: NVD-CWE-Other

Type: Primary

Source: nvd@nist.gov

Evaluator Description

CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034661	secure@microsoft.com	N/A
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-018	secure@microsoft.com	N/A
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-007	secure@microsoft.com	N/A
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034661	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-018	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-007	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A