Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7
CVE-2015-0096
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, leading to DLL loading during Windows Explorer access to the icon of a crafted shortcut, aka "DLL Planting Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.710 (99.4th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.710 · newest: 0.710 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031890 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-020 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72894 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-0096?
- CVE-2015-0096 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, classified under Untrusted Search Path. Published 2015-03-11.
- Is CVE-2015-0096 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.