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CVE-2015-1673

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 16.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2015-05-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The Windows Forms (aka WinForms) libraries in Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 SP1, 2.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, and 4.5.2 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted partial-trust application, aka "Windows Forms Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft .NET Framework: 1.1-sp1, 2.0-sp2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.0, 4.5 (+2)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74487
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032297
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-048
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74487
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032297
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-048

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