Known Exploited Vulnerability
7.8
HIGH
CVE-2015-1701
Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilit - [Actively Exploited]
Description

Win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild in April 2015, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

INFO

Published Date :

April 21, 2015, 10:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 16, 2024, 5:34 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

For the benefit of the cybersecurity community and network defenders—and to help every organization better manage vulnerabilities and keep pace with threat activity—CISA maintains the authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild.

Description :

An unspecified vulnerability exists in the Win32k.sys kernel-mode driver in Microsoft Windows Server that allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-1701 has a 49 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-1701 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_7
2 Microsoft windows_server_2008
3 Microsoft windows_2003_server
4 Microsoft windows_vista
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-1701.

URL Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/34 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://twitter.com/symantec/statuses/590208710527549440 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74245 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032155 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-051 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37049/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37367/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/04/probable_apt28_useo.html Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 25, 2024, 4:36 p.m. This repo has been linked 17 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 5 months, 2 weeks ago
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Born at : May 26, 2024, 1:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 233 different CVEs too.

ecrit un script python de correction de la vulnérabilités windows 7 pour réponse automatique de wazuh: CVE-2017-0143 (MS17-010 - EternalBlue) CVE-2019-0708 (BlueKeep), CVE-2019-1181 / CVE-2019-1182 (BlueKeep II), CVE-2015-1701 (MS15-034), CVE-2010-3333 (MS10-092), CVE-2012-0003 (MS12-020), CVE-2017-8759, CVE-2014-4114

Updated: 7 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 28, 2024, 9:38 p.m. This repo has been linked 9 different CVEs too.

A wildly opinionated Python 3 library for working with the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog

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Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago
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Born at : Jan. 9, 2024, 5:51 p.m. This repo has been linked 11 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 6 months ago
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Born at : April 17, 2023, 6:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.

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Shell

Updated: 2 months ago
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Born at : March 23, 2023, 4:32 a.m. This repo has been linked 435 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 2 months ago
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Born at : March 19, 2023, 1:53 a.m. This repo has been linked 265 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 1 year, 4 months ago
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Born at : Feb. 23, 2023, 3:26 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

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Shell

Updated: 1 year, 8 months ago
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Born at : Nov. 16, 2022, 9:38 a.m. This repo has been linked 256 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
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Born at : Sept. 30, 2022, 6:29 p.m. This repo has been linked 253 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 3 months ago
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Born at : Aug. 25, 2022, 12:16 a.m. This repo has been linked 250 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 years, 4 months ago
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Born at : July 7, 2022, 11:47 a.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 years, 4 months ago
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Born at : June 27, 2022, 12:54 p.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 years, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 26, 2022, 12:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.

Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.

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Updated: 2 months ago
516 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : April 19, 2022, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1181 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-1701 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-1701 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/34 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/34 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://twitter.com/symantec/statuses/590208710527549440 No Types Assigned http://twitter.com/symantec/statuses/590208710527549440 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74245 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74245 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032155 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032155 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-051 No Types Assigned https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-051 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37049/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37049/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37367/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37367/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/04/probable_apt28_useo.html No Types Assigned https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/04/probable_apt28_useo.html Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-264
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:* versions up to (including) - *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:* versions up to (including) -
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/34 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-051 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-051 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37367/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032155 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74245 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37049/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Apr. 02, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Translation Vulnerabilidad no especificada en Microsoft Windows anterior a 8 permite a usuarios locales ganar privilegios a través de vectores desconocidos, tal y como fue demostrado activamente en abril del 2015.
    Added Translation Win32k.sys en los controladores kernel-mode en Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP2 y Server 2008 SP2 permite a usuarios locales obtener privilegios a través de una aplicación manipulada, tal y como se explota activamente en Abril de 2015, también conocida como "Vulnerabilidad de Elevación de Privilegios Win32k".
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 01, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:* (and previous)
    Changed Reference Type http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-051 No Types Assigned http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-051 Advisory, Patch
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows before 8 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in April 2015. Win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild in April 2015, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
    Added Reference http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-051
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 21, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CWE CWE-264
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 21, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-1701 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-1701 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

37.18 }} 23.31%

score

0.97241

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
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