CVE-2015-2524
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,...
- Published
- Sep 9, 2015
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Evidence observed
- Sep 15, 2015
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 87.7%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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-2015-2528.
Sources
1Google Security Research · windows · Sep 15, 2015
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