Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10
CVE-2015-2525
Task Scheduler 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 bypass intended filesystem restrictions and delete arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, aka "Windows Task File Deletion Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.315 (98.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.327 · newest: 0.315 · change: -0.012
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-102 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76653 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38200/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033494 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-2525?
- CVE-2015-2525 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under CWE-264. Published 2015-09-09.
- Is CVE-2015-2525 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.