CVE-2015-2546 KEV
8.2
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 10.1% (pctl 95)
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On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-04-05.
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-2015-2518.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.2 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 10.11% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-04-05 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2015-09-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-08-14 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Win32k Memory Corruption Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-03-15 |
| Due | 2022-04-05 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Win32k |
| Ransomware use | known |
Affected (9)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 10 1507 |
| 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 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76608
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033485
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-097
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76608
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033485
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-097
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-2546
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