CVE-2015-1701
HIGHCVSS 7.8Known ExploitedCISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1701
Remediation deadline: March 24, 2022
Ransomware use: Known
Description
An unspecified vulnerability exists in the Win32k.sys kernel-mode driver in Microsoft Windows Server that allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Timeline
Published:April 21st, 2015 10:59 AM
Last modified:August 14th, 2026 5:16 AM
Added to KEV:March 3rd, 2022
CVSS Scoring
CVSS v3: 7.8 (HIGH)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2: 7.2
Affected Software
From NVD CPE configuration data
Vendors
microsoft
Products
windows_2003_serverwindows_7windows_server_2008windows_vista
References & Reports
Advisories, patches, and third-party reports
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/34Broken Link
- http://twitter.com/symantec/statuses/590208710527549440Press/Media Coverage
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74245Broken Link
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032155Broken Link
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-051Patch
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37049/Exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37367/Exploit
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/04/probable_apt28_useo.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/34Broken Link
- http://twitter.com/symantec/statuses/590208710527549440Press/Media Coverage
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74245Broken Link
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032155Broken Link
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-051Patch
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37049/Exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37367/Exploit
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/04/probable_apt28_useo.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1701US Government Resource
Source: NIST NVD · Data may lag official sources by up to one minute