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CVE-2015-1701

high · 7.8Actively exploited

On the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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Added 2022-03-03Remediation due 2022-03-24

Win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild in April 2015, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

7.8
CVSS
56.2%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
99th
EPSS percentile
2015-04-21
Published

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
microsoftwindows_2003_serverall versions
microsoftwindows_2003_serverr2
microsoftwindows_7all versions
microsoftwindows_server_2008all versions
microsoftwindows_vistaall versions

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References

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