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CVE-2015-2418

Race condition in Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) before 5.26 allows local users to gain privileges via

Race condition in Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) before 5.26 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted DLL, aka "MSRT Race Condition Vulnerability.".

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.01134
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Weakness Classification

CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
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Affected Products & Versions

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microsoft malicious software removal tool<= 5.25
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · Microsoft-Windows-Malicious-Software-Removal-Tool-Privile...packetstormsecurity.com
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Scoring & Timeline

6.9
MEDIUM · 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:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD20 Jul 2015 · 06:59 PM
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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.securitytracker.com/id/1032901
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/3074162PatchVendor Advisory
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