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CVE-2015-0016: Microsoft Windows TS WebProxy Directory Traversal Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2015-0016
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Directory traversal vulnerability in the TS WebProxy (TSWbPrxy) component in Microsoft Windows allows remote attackers to escalate privileges.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Microsoftproduct: WindowsPrivilege escalationPath traversal
What
Directory traversal vulnerability in the TS WebProxy component allows remote attackers to escalate privileges.
Who is affected
Deployments of Microsoft Windows with TS WebProxy are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is critical due to active exploitation and the severity of the vulnerability.
Action
Update Windows to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-05-25
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0016

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2015-0016coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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