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CVE-2015-0096

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, leading to DLL loading during Windows Explorer access to the icon of a crafted shortcut, aka "DLL Planting Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.".

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.87072
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-426Untrusted Search Path
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Affected Products & Versions

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microsoft windows 7all versions
microsoft windows 8all versions
microsoft windows 8.1all versions
microsoft windows rtall versions
microsoft windows rt 8.1all versions
microsoft windows server 2003all versions
microsoft windows server 2008all versions
microsoft windows server 2012all versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
localMicrosoft Windows - Automatic .LNK Shortcut File Code Executionverified
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Scoring & Timeline

9.3
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secure@microsoft.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD11 Mar 2015 · 10:59 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72894Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031890Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-020PatchVendor Advisory
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