CVE-2015-2465
Windows Shell - Privilege Escalation via Impersonation Level Constraint Bypass
Title source: llmDescription
The Windows shell 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 does not properly constrain impersonation levels, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Shell Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-080
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033238
Scores
EPSS
0.0211
EPSS Percentile
80.0%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (11)
microsoft/windows_10
microsoft/windows_7
microsoft/windows_8
microsoft/windows_8.1
microsoft/windows_rt
microsoft/windows_rt_8.1
microsoft/windows_server_2008
microsoft/windows_server_2008
r2 sp1 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2012
microsoft/windows_server_2012
r2
... and 1 more
Published
Aug 15, 2015
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026