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CVE-2015-2453

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.7 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.4% 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-200

Description

The Client/Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) in 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 allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application that continues to execute during a subsequent user's login session, aka "Windows CSRSS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: all versions
• 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.securitytracker.com/id/1033238
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-080
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033238
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-080

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