CISA KEV source record / CVE-2016-3309

Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Microsoft / Windows

Known exploitation catalogNot a Secureline discoveryNot a live alert

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode.

CVE identifier: CVE-2016-3309
Added to KEV: Mar 15, 2022
CISA catalog dueDate: Apr 5, 2022

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Ransomware use, as reported by CISA: Known
CVSS severity: Not supplied by KEV
EPSS probability: Not available

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Source notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3309

Source & freshness

Catalog version 2026.11.06
Source updated: Nov 6, 2026, 7:44 PM UTC
Successfully checked: Nov 7, 2026, 6:22 PM UTC

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