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CVE-2015-0002

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 13.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2015-01-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The AhcVerifyAdminContext function in ahcache.sys in the Application Compatibility component in Microsoft 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 does not verify that an impersonation token is associated with an administrative account, which allows local users to gain privileges by running AppCompatCache.exe with a crafted DLL file, aka MSRC ID 20544 or "Microsoft Application Compatibility Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• 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 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/61277
• http://twitter.com/sambowne/statuses/550384131683520512
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71972
• http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-discloses-unpatched-windows-vulnerability/
• https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=118
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-001
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99523
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99524
• http://secunia.com/advisories/61277
• http://twitter.com/sambowne/statuses/550384131683520512
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71972
• http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-discloses-unpatched-windows-vulnerability/

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