CVE-2015-2546

HIGH KEV RANSOMWARE

Microsoft Windows 10 1507 - Memory Corruption

Title source: rule

Description

The kernel-mode driver 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2511, CVE-2015-2517, and CVE-2015-2518.

Exploits (3)

nomisec WORKING POC 22 stars

by k0keoyo · local

https://github.com/k0keoyo/CVE-2015-2546-Exploit

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github WORKING POC

by AmazingOut · cpoc

https://github.com/AmazingOut/CVE_POC/tree/main/CVE-2015-2546

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patchapalooza NO CODE

by Ascotbe · local

https://github.com/Ascotbe/Kernelhub

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References (4)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76608

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033485

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-097

[Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-2546

Scores

CVSS v3 8.2

EPSS 0.4346

EPSS Percentile 97.5%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CISA KEV 2022-03-15

VulnCheck KEV 2015-09-08

InTheWild.io 2015-09-08

ENISA EUVD EUVD-2015-2639

Ransomware Use Confirmed

CWE

CWE-119

Status published

Products (11)

microsoft/windows_10_1507

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 Sep 09, 2015

KEV Added Mar 15, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026