Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 mishandle library loading, which allows local users to g…

published 2015-12-09 10y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-6071

cvss: 7.2; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 81.9%; EPSS 81.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.6%
public exploits: 3; Metasploit and Exploit-DB

Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 mishandle library loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Library Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

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Timeline

2015-12-08 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/office_ole_multiple_dll_hijack)
2015-12-09 Published

Exploit prediction

81.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/office_ole_multiple_dll_hijack Office OLE Multiple DLL Side Loading Vulnerabilities metasploit exploit, normal rank, 2015-12-08
EDB-41706 Microsoft Office - OLE Multiple DLL Side Loading Vulnerabilities (MS15-132/MS16-014/MS16-025/MS16-041/MS16-070) (Metasploit) local, 2015-12-08
EDB-38918 Microsoft Office / COM Object - 'els.dll' DLL Planting (MS15-134) remote, 2015-12-09

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-20 Improper Input Validation

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/38918/
exploit
docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-132
vendor-advisory
securitytracker.com /id/1034338
vdb-entry
securityfocus.com /bid/78612
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2015-6128
NVD CVE-2015-6128

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