March 28, 2022 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2016-0151 — Microsoft Client-Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS)
known ransomware use
Microsoft Windows CSRSS Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2022-03-28- Federal due date
2022-04-18- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Client-Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS)
- EPSS
- 99.1th percentile (score 0.632, as of
2026-07-13) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0151
CISA short description
The Client-Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft mismanages process tokens, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.
Required action
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