CVE-2015-0006

Microsoft Windows - Network Location Awareness Security Feature Bypass via DNS and LDAP Spoofing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2015-0006. PoCs published by bugch3ck.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a Python-based tool called IMPOSTER, designed to attack Windows clients on rogue networks by downgrading LDAP to NTLM authentication and faking initial steps of a domain controller to deceive Network Location Awareness. It implements DNS, CLDAP, and LDAP servers to achieve this.

Description

The Network Location Awareness (NLA) service in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 does not perform mutual authentication to determine a domain connection, which allows remote attackers to trigger an unintended permissive configuration by spoofing DNS and LDAP responses on a local network, aka "NLA Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 2 stars
by bugch3ck · poc
https://github.com/bugch3ck/imposter

This repository contains a Python-based tool called IMPOSTER, designed to attack Windows clients on rogue networks by downgrading LDAP to NTLM authentication and faking initial steps of a domain controller to deceive Network Location Awareness. It implements DNS, CLDAP, and LDAP servers to achieve this.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Windows clients on rogue networks
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to target Windows clients · Ability to set up rogue DNS, CLDAP, and LDAP servers
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/62184
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71930
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99522
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/62098
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99521

Scores

EPSS 0.1161
EPSS Percentile 95.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (10)
microsoft/windows_7
microsoft/windows_8
microsoft/windows_8.1
microsoft/windows_rt_8.1
microsoft/windows_server_2003
microsoft/windows_server_2008
microsoft/windows_server_2008 r2 sp1
microsoft/windows_server_2012
microsoft/windows_server_2012 r2
microsoft/windows_vista
Published Jan 13, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026