CVE-2015-1701

high

Description

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."

References

https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/04/probable_apt28_useo.html

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-051

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/privilege-elevation-exploits-used-in-over-50-percent-of-insider-attacks/

https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/probable-apt28-useo/

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37367/

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37049/

https://www.volexity.com/blog/2024/11/22/the-nearest-neighbor-attack-how-a-russian-apt-weaponized-nearby-wi-fi-networks-for-covert-access/

https://securelist.com/a-slice-of-2017-sofacy-activity/83930/

http://www.welivesecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/eset-sednit-part1.pdf

https://download.bitdefender.com/resources/media/materials/white-papers/en/Bitdefender_In-depth_analysis_of_APT28%E2%80%93The_Political_Cyber-Espionage.pdf

http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/4/C/44CDEF0E-7924-4787-A56A-16261691ACE3/Microsoft_Security_Intelligence_Report_Volume_19_English.pdf

http://www.welivesecurity.com/2015/07/10/sednit-apt-group-meets-hacking-team/

https://github.com/DanukaNuwan/CVE-Exploits

https://github.com/chefphenix25/vuln-rabilit-windows7

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1701

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032155

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74245

http://twitter.com/symantec/statuses/590208710527549440

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/34

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-04-21

Updated: 2026-08-14

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.562