# CVE-2015-1701

Win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild in April 2015, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2015-1701
- CVSS: 7.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-03-03; CISA due date 2022-03-24; known ransomware use
- EPSS: 56.20% (percentile 99.1)
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB · 1 Metasploit module · 3 GitHub proofs of concept (first 2015-05-12)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2022-03-02)
- Published: 2015-04-21

## Affected

- microsoft:windows_2003_server
- microsoft:windows_7
- microsoft:windows_server_2008
- microsoft:windows_vista

## References

- [other] http://twitter.com/symantec/statuses/590208710527549440
- [exploit] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37049/
- [other] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74245
- [advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-051
- [exploit] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37367/
- [other] https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/04/probable_apt28_useo.html
- [other] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032155
- [other] http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/34
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1701

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