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CVE-2015-1769

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...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
February 17, 2015
Published Date
August 15, 2015
Last Updated
February 10, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows
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."
Tags
windows cisa

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

6.6 - MEDIUM

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

7.2

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2022-05-25 00:00:00 UTC) Source
Proof of Concept Available
Yes (added 2021-02-17 03:25:53 UTC) Source

References

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 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-085 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033244

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2022-05-25 00:00:00 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

int0/CVE-2015-1769

Type: github • Created: 2021-02-17 03:25:53 UTC • Stars: 3

PoC for CVE-2015-1769

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Proof of Concept Exploit Available

  • Added to KEVIntel