Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10
CVE-2015-2553
The kernel 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 junctions during mountpoint creation, which makes it easier for local users to gain privileges by leveraging certain sandbox access, aka "Windows Mount Point 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: 0.033 (88.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033805 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38474/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/133971/Windows-Sandboxed-Mount-Reparse-Point-Crea… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-111 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-2553?
- CVE-2015-2553 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under CWE-264. Published 2015-10-14.
- Is CVE-2015-2553 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.