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CVE-2015-2473

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 25.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2015-08-15 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the client in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) through 8.1 in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .rdp file, aka "Remote Desktop Protocol DLL Planting Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Affected products

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

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033242
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-082
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033242
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-082

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