CVE-2015-2546

HIGH8.2

CISA KEV

Published 2015-09-09 · Updated 2026-08-14 · Source secure@microsoft.com

Description

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 vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-119CWE-119

CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability

Product: Microsoft — Win32k

Name: Microsoft Win32k Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Date added: 2022-03-15 · Due: 2022-04-05

USED IN RANSOMWARE

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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