CVE-2015-0016

critical-risk
Published 2015-01-13

Directory traversal vulnerability in the TS WebProxy (aka TSWbPrxy) component in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted pathname in an executable file, as demonstrated by a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity, aka "Directory Traversal Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Do I need to act?

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92.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 8% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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1 public exploit available
35983
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (9)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (19)

Exploit http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2015-0016-escapin...
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130201/MS15-004-Microsoft-Remote-Desktop-Se...
Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/62076
Exploit http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35983
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71965
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031524
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-00...
Third Party Advisory https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99515
Third Party Advisory https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99516
Exploit http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2015-0016-escapin...
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130201/MS15-004-Microsoft-Remote-Desktop-Se...
Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/62076
Exploit http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35983
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71965
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031524
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-00...
Third Party Advisory https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99515
Third Party Advisory https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99516
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-...
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critical-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 34/34 · Critical
Exposure 15/34 · Moderate