CVE-2015-6175

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 9, 2015 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:30 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWindows 10 1507

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score5.3%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 5.3% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 93% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

The kernel in Microsoft Windows contains a vulnerability that allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
May 25, 2022
Remediation Due
Jun 15, 2022
1595 days overdue

Description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Memory 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 (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034334
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-6175

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
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