VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2015-1701
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability55.92%
CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability
Published2015-04-21
Last modified2026-08-14
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Known Exploited Vulnerability
Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vendor / product: Microsoft / Win32k
Description
Win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild in April 2015, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Primary references
- secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- secure@microsoft.com — Press/Media Coverage
- secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- secure@microsoft.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- secure@microsoft.com — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- secure@microsoft.com — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- secure@microsoft.com — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Press/Media Coverage
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry