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CVE-2015-2553

N/A

Published: October 14, 2015 at 01:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:24 AM UTC

9 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2012Windows Server 2008Windows 10

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 3%

Description

The kernel 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 mishandles junctions during mountpoint creation, which makes it easier for local users to gain privileges by leveraging certain sandbox access, aka "Windows Mount Point Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected

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

Windows 10 · Microsoft

95%

All versions

Windows 7 · Microsoft

95%

sp1

Windows 8 · Microsoft

95%

All versions

Windows 8-1 · Microsoft

95%

All versions

Windows Rt · Microsoft

95%

All versions

Windows Rt 8-1 · Microsoft

95%

All versions

Windows Server 2008 · Microsoft

95%

Windows Server 2012 · Microsoft

95%

Windows Vista · Microsoft

95%

sp2

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-111

References (4)

x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Source: [email protected]

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133971/Windows-Sandboxed-Mount-Reparse-Point-Creation-Mitigation-Bypass.html

VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033805

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MSPatch

Source: [email protected]

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-111

Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Source: [email protected]

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38474/

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]

Confidentiality: COMPLETE
Integrity: COMPLETE
Availability: COMPLETE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-264

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