# CVE-2015-2546

The kernel-mode driver in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2511, CVE-2015-2517, and CVE-2015-2518.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2015-2546
- CVSS: 8.2
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-03-15; CISA due date 2022-04-05; known ransomware use
- EPSS: 10.11% (percentile 95.7)
- Unvetted proof-of-concept code on GitHub: 1 GitHub proof of concept (first 2017-05-25)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2022-03-14)
- Weakness: CWE-119
- Published: 2015-09-09

## Affected

- microsoft:windows_10_1507
- microsoft:windows_7
- microsoft:windows_8
- microsoft:windows_8.1
- microsoft:windows_rt
- microsoft:windows_rt_8.1
- microsoft:windows_server_2008
- microsoft:windows_server_2012
- microsoft:windows_vista

## References

- [other] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033485
- [advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-097
- [other] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76608
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-2546

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