CVE-2015-2546

high-risk
Published 2015-09-09

The kernel-mode driver in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2511, CVE-2015-2517, and CVE-2015-2518.

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39.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 60% 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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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.2/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (12)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (7)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76608
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033485
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-09...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76608
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033485
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-09...
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-...
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 25/34 · High
Exploitability 24/34 · High
Exposure 17/34 · Moderate