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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 proper

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.0126
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

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microsoft windows 10all versions
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 2008all versions
microsoft windows server 2012all versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
localMicrosoft Windows - CreateObjectTask TileUserBroker Privilege Escalationverified
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · Microsoft-Windows-CloudExperienceHostBroker-Privilege-Esc...packetstormsecurity.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 38201www.exploit-db.com
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Scoring & Timeline

7.2
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:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD09 Sep 2015 · 12:59 AM
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References & Sources

2
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/1033494Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-102PatchVendor Advisory
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