CVE-2015-2528

Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 do not properly constrain impersonation levels, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Task Management Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2524.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.2 High

Status

Modified - secure@microsoft.com

Published

2015-09-09

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected products

• Windows 10 (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 (Microsoft)

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159109/Microsoft-Windows-CloudExperienceHostBroker-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033494
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-102
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38201/