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CVE-2015-0004

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.6% 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 User Profile Service (aka ProfSvc) in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges by conducting a junction attack to load another user's UsrClass.dat registry hive, aka MSRC ID 20674 or "Microsoft User Profile Service 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 2003: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/61927
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71967
• https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=123
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-003
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99519
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99520
• http://secunia.com/advisories/61927
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71967
• https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=123
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-003
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99519
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99520

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