CVE-2015-2360
Actively exploited. CVE-2015-2360 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-05-25) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching 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
- 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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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 96% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2015-2360: Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-05-25
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