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CVE-2015-2513

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 19.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2015-09-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Windows Journal 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, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .jnt file, aka "Windows Journal RCE Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2514 and CVE-2015-2530.

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/1033484
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-098
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033484
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-098

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