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CVE-2015-6113

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2015-11-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-254

Description

The kernel 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 Gold and 1511 allows local users to bypass intended filesystem permissions by leveraging Low Integrity access, aka "Windows Kernel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1511
• 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/1034114
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-115
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034114
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-115

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