CVE-2015-2518 EXPLOIT
6.9
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.9% (pctl 90)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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-2015-2546.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.9 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 3.88% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-09-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (9)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows 8 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows rt |
| microsoft | windows rt 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows Kernel - 'bGetRealizedBrush' Use-After-Free (MS15-097) | 2015-09-22 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76607
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033485
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-097
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38277/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76607
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033485
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-097
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38277/
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