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CVE-2015-2360: Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2015-2360
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.
Win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows allows local users to gain privileges or cause denial-of-service (DoS).

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Microsoftproduct: WindowsPrivilege escalationDenial of service
What
The vulnerability allows local users to gain privileges or cause denial-of-service (DoS).
Who is affected
Local users of Microsoft Windows are affected by this vulnerability.
Urgency
Immediate remediation is necessary as it is actively exploited and rated critical.
Action
Users should install the latest patches provided by Microsoft.

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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-2015-2360

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-2015-2360coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Microsoft Win32k Privilege

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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