CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2015-2527

Published: Sep 09, 2015 | Modified: May 14, 2019
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

The process-initialization implementation in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 does not properly constrain impersonation levels, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Windows_10 Microsoft - (including) - (including)
Windows_8 Microsoft - (including) - (including)
Windows_8.1 Microsoft - (including) - (including)
Windows_rt Microsoft - (including) - (including)
Windows_rt_8.1 Microsoft - (including) - (including)
Windows_server_2012 Microsoft - (including) - (including)
Windows_server_2012 Microsoft r2 (including) r2 (including)

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