The Windows shell in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server…

published 2015-08-15 11y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-2558

cvss: 2.1; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.0%; EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
public exploits: 0; none known

The Windows shell 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 does not properly constrain impersonation levels, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Shell Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

Patch / fix

links 1

docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-080 advisory

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Exploit prediction

1.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	2.1	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-080
vendor-advisory, patch
securitytracker.com /id/1033238
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2015-2465
NVD CVE-2015-2465

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