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CVE Number Vulnerability Product Severity Date
MS16-125 Security Update for Diagnostics Hub (3193229) Windows 10 Important 12-10-2016

Technical Information

Brief overview of the risk:
This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to an affected system and runs a specially crafted application.

Detailed Information on the risk:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service when the Windows Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service fails to properly sanitize input that could lead to unsecure library loading behavior.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges.

Further information on this exploit is available at : MS16-125

Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems

Affected Software

Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems