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high 7.2

CVE-2015-0057 in the critical feed json

win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows…

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-0095

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
12.8%
EPSS 12.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Patch / fix

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-37098)

Exploit prediction

12.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-39035 Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 'win32k' Local Privilege Escalation (MS15-010) local, 2015-12-18
  • EDB-37098 Microsoft Windows - Local Privilege Escalation (MS15-010) local, 2015-05-25

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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