Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
High CVSS 7.8 Listed in CISA KEV
Summary
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.
In-depth triage · Auto channel
No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).
Affected products
- Microsoft:Win32k
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Sources
- CISA KEV DATABASE
- NVD DATABASE
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Original author
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Original Links
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1701 advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog kev
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/34 Broken Link
- http://twitter.com/symantec/statuses/590208710527549440 Press/Media Coverage
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74245 Broken Link
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032155 Broken Link
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-051 Patch
- 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.html Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1701 US Government Resource
Timeline
- kev_added CISA KEV
- kev_ingest CISA KEV
- nvd_ingest NVD