CVE-2016-7188

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—Exploit

Severity7.8High · CVSS 3.0

Exploitation probability3.66 %higher than 90% of CVEs

Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog

Public exploitAvailablePublished on Exploit-DB

The Standard Collector Service in Windows Diagnostics Hub in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 mishandles library loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Diagnostics Hub Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

CVSS

Base score: 7.8
Version: 3.0
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.66 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 90
Score date: 10/21/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Published on Exploit-DB · Microsoft Windows Diagnostics Hub - DLL Load Privilege Escalation (MS16-125) (10/17/2016)

Affected technologies (1)

Microsoft — Windows 10

CWEs

CWE-264

References

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Raw JSON (NVD)

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