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.

CVSS v3.1

8.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

10.93% 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)

• helloexp/0day/blob/master/97-Windows%E6%8F%90%E6%9D%83/MS15-097/exp/_CVE_2015_2546_exp.cpp

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2012-0003
• CVE-2017-0038
• CVE-2017-16948
• CVE-2017-17049
• CVE-2017-17050
• CVE-2017-17112