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CVE-2015-1769

6.6 MEDIUM Known exploited Published 2015-08-15 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Mount Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when the Windows Mount Manager component improperly processes symbolic links.

Added to KEV
2022-05-25
Remediation due
2022-06-15
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1769
Status
Analyzed
Published
2015-08-15
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
6.6 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-264

Description

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 proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code by connecting a crafted USB device, aka "Mount Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows 10 • microsoft windows 7 • microsoft windows 8 • microsoft windows 8.1 • microsoft windows rt • microsoft windows rt 8.1 • microsoft windows server 2008 • microsoft windows server 2008 r2 • microsoft windows server 2012 • microsoft windows server 2012 r2 • microsoft windows vista

Related

Weakness · not in database (1)

References