CVE-2015-1769

MEDIUMCISA KEV

6.6

Description

Mount Manager 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 symlinks, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code by connecting a crafted USB device, aka "Mount Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.6

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorPHYSICAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published8/15/2015

Last Modified4/22/2026

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorMicrosoft

ProductWindows

Vulnerability NameMicrosoft Windows Mount Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2022-05-25

Remediation Due Date2022-06-15

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

microsoft:windows_10microsoft:windows_7microsoft:windows_8microsoft:windows_8.1microsoft:windows_rtmicrosoft:windows_rt_8.1microsoft:windows_server_2008microsoft:windows_server_2012microsoft:windows_vista

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

References

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2015/08/11/defending-against-cve-2015-1769-a-logical-issue-exploited-via-a-malicious-usb-stick.aspx(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033244(secure@microsoft.com)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-085(secure@microsoft.com)

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2015/08/11/defending-against-cve-2015-1769-a-logical-issue-exploited-via-a-malicious-usb-stick.aspx(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033244(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-085(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1769(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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