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CVE-2016-3213 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....

HighCVSS 8.8 EPSS 66.9% Framework module
Published
Updated
Exploit status
Public exploit available

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 products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Microsoft internet explorer = 9 No fix listed
Microsoft internet explorer = 10 No fix listed
Microsoft internet explorer = 11 No fix listed
Microsoft windows 10 All versions No fix listed
Microsoft windows 10 = 1511 No fix listed
Microsoft windows 7 All versions No fix listed
Microsoft windows 8.1 All versions No fix listed
Microsoft windows rt 8.1 All versions No fix listed
Microsoft windows server 2008 All versions No fix listed
Microsoft windows server 2008 = r2-sp1 No fix listed
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 All versions No fix listed
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 = r2 No fix listed
Microsoft windows vista All versions No fix listed

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