CVE-2015-1701

HIGH CISA KEV

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."

Published: Apr 21, 2015 Modified: Apr 22, 2026

NVD-CWE-noinfo

CVSS Metrics

CVSSv3

Attack Vector: LOCAL Attack Complexity: LOW Privileges Required: LOW User Interaction: NONE Scope: UNCHANGED Confidentiality Impact: HIGH Integrity Impact: HIGH Availability Impact: HIGH

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

Affected Products (5)

Vendor	Product	Version
microsoft	windows_2003_server	-
microsoft	windows_2003_server	r2
microsoft	windows_7	-
microsoft	windows_server_2008	-
microsoft	windows_vista	-

GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-rq9p-fw9r-ppg4

Win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP2, and Server...

References (17)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/34 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link
http://twitter.com/symantec/statuses/590208710527549440 Press/Media Coverage
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74245 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032155 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-051 Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37049/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37367/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/04/probable_apt28_useo.html Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/34 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link
http://twitter.com/symantec/statuses/590208710527549440 Press/Media Coverage
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74245 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032155 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-051 Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37049/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37367/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Risk Scores

CVSS Score 7.8 / 10

EPSS Score 56.20%

Top 1% most likely to be exploited

Threat Score 78.1 / 100

CISA Known Exploited

Date Added: 2022-03-03

Due Date: 2022-03-24

Required Action:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in Ransomware Campaigns

Data Sources

NVD CISA KEV EPSS GitHub