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CVE-2015-0001

• Severity: low (CVSS 1.9 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2015-01-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The Windows Error Reporting (WER) component in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to bypass the Protected Process Light protection mechanism and read the contents of arbitrary process-memory locations by leveraging administrative privileges, aka "Windows Error Reporting Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 8: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Rt: all versions
• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134392/Microsoft-Windows-8.1-Ahcache.sys-NtApphelpCacheControl-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/62134
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71927
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-006
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99513
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99514
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134392/Microsoft-Windows-8.1-Ahcache.sys-NtApphelpCacheControl-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/62134
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71927
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-006
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99513
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99514

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