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, Wi…

published 2015-11-11 10y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-2571

cvss: 7.2; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.8%; EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits: 0; none known

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 Gold and 1511 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that triggers a Winsock call referencing an invalid address, aka "Winsock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Patch / fix

links 1

docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-119 advisory

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Exploit prediction

1.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

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

docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-119
vendor-advisory, patch
securitytracker.com /id/1034121
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2015-2478
NVD CVE-2015-2478

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