CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-2527
7.2 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2015-09-09
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-264
Description
The process-initialization implementation in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 does not properly constrain impersonation levels, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 10
• microsoft windows 8
• microsoft windows 8.1
• microsoft windows rt
• microsoft windows rt 8.1
• microsoft windows server 2012
• microsoft windows server 2012 r2
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76599 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033485 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-097 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38199/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76599 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033485 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-097 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38199/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry