CVE-2016-0128

MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 12, 2016 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:36 AM UTC
7 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2012Windows Server 2008Windows 10

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Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 21%

Description

The SAM and LSAD protocol implementations 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, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 do not properly establish an RPC channel, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to perform protocol-downgrade attacks and impersonate users by modifying the client-server data stream, aka "Windows SAM and LSAD Downgrade Vulnerability" or "BADLOCK."

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (6)

x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
http://badlock.org/
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035534
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa122
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/813296

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-254

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