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TI-2016-02696 Aliases CVE-2016-3213GHSA-cj7m-368h-qqqf

The Web Proxy Auto Discovery (WPAD) protocol implementation in Microsoft Windows Vista…

Priority HIGH 74CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.66904 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1511VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*r2 sp1VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1511 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r2 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r2VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-3213
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cj7m-368h-qqqf

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2015-00277 Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.269 and 14.x through… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-00275 Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player through 13.0.0.262 and 14.x, 15.x, and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-01386 Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11 allows remote… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-01340 Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-00335 Command injection in Microsoft Office KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-00204 Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Internet Explorer KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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