CVE-2015-0008 EXPLOIT
8.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 28.6% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The UNC implementation in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 does not include authentication from the server to the client, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by making crafted data available on a UNC share, as demonstrated by Group Policy data from a spoofed domain controller, aka "Group Policy Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 28.58% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-284 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-02-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (9)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows 8 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows rt |
| microsoft | windows rt 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows server 2003 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows Server 2012 - 'Group Policy' Remote Code Execution (MS15-011) | 2019-10-29 |
References
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2015/02/10/ms15-011-amp-ms15-014-hardening-group-policy.aspx
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155002/Microsoft-Windows-Server-2012-Group-Policy-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/787252
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72477
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031719
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-011
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100426
- https://www.jasadvisors.com/additonal-jasbug-security-exploit-info/
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2015/02/10/ms15-011-amp-ms15-014-hardening-group-policy.aspx
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155002/Microsoft-Windows-Server-2012-Group-Policy-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/787252
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72477
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031719
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-011
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100426
- https://www.jasadvisors.com/additonal-jasbug-security-exploit-info/
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