CVE-2015-2546

HIGHCISA KEV

8.2

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.2

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published9/9/2015

Last Modified4/22/2026

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorMicrosoft

ProductWin32k

Vulnerability NameMicrosoft Win32k Memory Corruption Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2022-03-15

Remediation Due Date2022-04-05

Ransomware UseKnown

Affected Products

microsoft:windows_10_1507microsoft:windows_7microsoft:windows_8microsoft:windows_8.1microsoft:windows_rtmicrosoft:windows_rt_8.1microsoft:windows_server_2008microsoft:windows_server_2012microsoft:windows_vista

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119CWE-119

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76608(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033485(secure@microsoft.com)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-097(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76608(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033485(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-097(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-2546(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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