CVE-2015-2360

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 10, 2015 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:23 AM UTC
9 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2012Windows Server 2008Windows 7

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 15%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score14.8%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 14.8% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 97% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows allows local users to gain privileges or cause denial-of-service (DoS).

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
May 25, 2022
Remediation Due
Jun 15, 2022
1594 days overdue

Description

win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and R2 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (4)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75025
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032525
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-2360

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-119CWE-416

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