CVE-2015-2553

The kernel 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…

published October 14, 2015

CVSS
—
EPSS
3%
Percentile
87.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The kernel 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 mishandles junctions during mountpoint creation, which makes it easier for local users to gain privileges by leveraging certain sandbox access, aka "Windows Mount Point Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03037 · 87.4th percentile
Published
2015-10-14T01:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 OCT 01:00Z
    The kernel 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…
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