CVE-2015-2546
KEV RANSOMWAREHIGH 8.2EPSS 10.1%
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.
- CVSS v3.1 CNA
- 8.2 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 6.9 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - EPSS
- 10.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- added 2022-03-15, used in ransomware campaigns
- Published
- 2015-09-09
- Updated
- 2026-08-14
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
- k0keoyo/CVE-2015-2546-Exploit21★ · 2017-05-25
Exploit collections (1)
- _CVE_2015_2546_exp.cpphelloexp/0day
Security advisories
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-097
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76608
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033485