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CVE-2016-3213

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."

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Key data

EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.
Score
0.66904 (66.9% probability)
Percentile
99.3%
Scores of
Nov 10, 2026
Model
v2026.06.15

References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.
  • MS16-077 (docs.microsoft.com)vendor-advisory
  • MS16-063 (docs.microsoft.com)vendor-advisory
  • 1036096 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
  • 1036104 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry

Timeline

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