Windows SMB Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2016-3225 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

The SMB server component 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, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that forwards an authentication request to an unintended service, aka "Windows SMB Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

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