CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2015-1701

Published: Apr 21, 2015 | Modified: Oct 22, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild in April 2015, aka Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Windows_2003_serverMicrosoft–sp2 (including)–sp2 (including)
Windows_2003_serverMicrosoftr2-sp2 (including)r2-sp2 (including)
Windows_7Microsoft–sp1 (including)–sp1 (including)
Windows_server_2008Microsoft–sp2 (including)–sp2 (including)
Windows_vistaMicrosoft–sp2 (including)–sp2 (including)

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