What is CVE-2015-1769?

CVE-2015-1769 is a vulnerability in N/a. Published 2015-08-15.

Is CVE-2015-1769 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2015-1769 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-05-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in N/a

CVE-2015-1769

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…

EPSS: 0.574 (98.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-05-25. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-06-15.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2015/08/11/defending-against-cve-2015-1769-a-lo… (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
MS15-085 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
1033244 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-1769?: CVE-2015-1769 is a vulnerability in N/a. Published 2015-08-15.
Is CVE-2015-1769 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2015-1769 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-05-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.