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CVE-2015-1769Microsoft Windows Mount Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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."

6.6 MEDIUMEPSS 4.07%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed

OverviewAffected ProductsReferences
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Overview

Severity

ScoreSeverityVersionVector String
6.6MEDIUM3.1CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2HIGH2.0NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CISA required action

⚡ Known exploited · remediation due Jun 15, 2022

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Details

CVE ID
CVE-2015-1769
Status
Analyzed
Assigner (CNA)
microsoft
Published
Aug 15, 2015
Last modified
2026-06-17 00:22 UTC
Weaknesses

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