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CVE-2015-2546: Microsoft Win32k Memory Corruption Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.9 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-03-15
• EPSS: 10.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2015-09-09 · updated 2026-08-14
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

The kernel-mode driver 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 local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2511, CVE-2015-2517, and CVE-2015-2518.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: 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.securityfocus.com/bid/76608
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033485
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-097
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76608
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033485
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-097
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-2546

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