{
    "id": "CVE-2015-0096",
    "published": "2015-03-11 10:59:22",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:19:33",
    "cvss_score": "9.3",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-426",
    "description": "Untrusted search path vulnerability 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, leading to DLL loading during Windows Explorer access to the icon of a crafted shortcut, aka \"DLL Planting Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.\"",
    "epss_score": "0.70964",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99386",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:14",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_7"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_8"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_8.1"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_rt"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_rt_8.1"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_server_2003"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_server_2008"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_server_2012"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_vista"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "14403",
            "title": "Microsoft Windows - Automatic .LNK Shortcut File Code Execution",
            "date": "2010-07-18",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14403"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72894",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031890",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-020",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72894",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031890",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-020"
    ]
}