CVE Record
[ HIGH ]CVE-2015-1701
Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Win32k
- CVSS
- 7.8
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 56.2%
- Status
- kevransomware use
- CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
- Published
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.
Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-03. Required action per CISA: Apply updates per vendor instructions. Due date: 2022-03-24.
This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.