CVE-2015-1701 — Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVE-2015-1701: Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | Microsoft |
| Product | Win32k |
| Date added | 2022-03-03 |
| Due date | 2022-03-24 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Known |
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 (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1701
Weakness behind it
CISA records this vulnerability as an instance of CWE-264. From there the chain continues into CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques, all inside this corpus.
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1701
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
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