Medium severity · published Aug 15, 2015
CVE-2015-1769
Microsoft Windows Mount Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
In wildKEV
6.6
CVSS
4.1%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
Mount Manager 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 mishandles symlinks, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code by connecting a crafted USB device, aka "Mount Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.1% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed May 25, 2022
Federal remediation dueJun 15, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WI
Windows · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD, KEV
W7
Windows 7 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
W8
Windows 8 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
W8
Windows 8.1 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WR
Windows RT · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WR
Windows RT 8.1 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2008 · Microsoft
r2; r2 · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2012 · Microsoft
r2 · source: NVD
WV
Windows Vista · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1769
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1769
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2015/08/11/defending-against-cve-2015-1769-a-logical-issue-exploited-via-a-malicious-usb-stick.aspx
vendor-advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-085
vdb-entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033244
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