CVE-2015-2546

CVSS 8.2 HIGHEPSS 10.9%● KEVCWE-119

In short

A flaw in Windows kernel-mode driver allows a locally logged-in user to run malicious code with system privileges. An attacker needs to already have access to the computer and can exploit this to take complete control.

Technical detail

CWE-119 memory corruption vulnerability in Win32k kernel-mode driver exploitable via crafted application; requires local user access; successful exploitation results in privilege escalation to kernel level, enabling arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges.

Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.

The kernel-mode driver 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2511, CVE-2015-2517, and CVE-2015-2518.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

n/a · n/a

public PoCs found — 1

githubgithub.com/k0keoyo/CVE-2015-2546-Exploit★ 21

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References

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-097 https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-2546 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76608 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033485