CVE-2015-2528
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.2 · CWE-264
7.2CVSS HIGH
Summary
Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 do not properly constrain impersonation levels, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Task Management Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2524.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)4%
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-102 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-102Patch
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159109/Microsoft-Windows-CloudExperienceHostBroker-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033494Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38201/Advisory