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CVE-2015-0016

HighPublished

Microsoft Windows TS WebProxy Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Published: Jan 13, 2015
Updated: Oct 22, 2025
Assigning CNA: microsoft
Evidence observed: Feb 3, 2015

Primary CVSS

7.8/ 10High

nvd · CVSS 3.1

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

EPSS probability estimate

75.8%

High · next 30 days

Percentile: 99.5%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

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CISA Known Exploited

This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in the TS WebProxy (aka TSWbPrxy) component in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted pathname in an executable file, as demonstrated by a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity, aka "Directory Traversal Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Sources

Microsoft Remote Desktop Services - Web Proxy IE Sandbox Escape (MS15-004) (Metasploit)Exploit
Metasploit · windows · Feb 3, 2015

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