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CVE-2015-2430

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2015-08-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Microsoft 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 allow attackers to bypass an application sandbox protection mechanism and perform unspecified filesystem actions via a crafted application, aka "Windows Filesystem 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
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76233
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033251
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-378
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-090
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76233
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033251
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-378
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-090

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