CVE-2015-0002

The AhcVerifyAdminContext function in ahcache.sys in the Application Compatibility component in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8…

published January 13, 2015

CVSS
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EPSS
14%
Percentile
96.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The AhcVerifyAdminContext function in ahcache.sys in the Application Compatibility component in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 does not verify that an impersonation token is associated with an administrative account, which allows local users to gain privileges by running AppCompatCache.exe with a crafted DLL file, aka MSRC ID 20544 or "Microsoft Application Compatibility Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.13802 · 96.5th percentile
Published
2015-01-13T22:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 JAN 22:00Z
    The AhcVerifyAdminContext function in ahcache.sys in the Application Compatibility component in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8…
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