CVE-2015-0008
The UNC implementation in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 does not include authentication from…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.6%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The UNC implementation in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 does not include authentication from the server to the client, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by making crafted data available on a UNC share, as demonstrated by Group Policy data from a spoofed domain controller, aka "Group Policy Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 8.3 HIGHAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 28.58% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 29 October 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2003 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows vista
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 28.6% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2015/02/10/ms15-011-amp-ms15-014-hardening-group-policy.aspxPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155002/Microsoft-Windows-Server-2012-Group-Policy-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/787252Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72477Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031719Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-011Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100426Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.jasadvisors.com/additonal-jasbug-security-exploit-info/Third Party Advisory
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2015/02/10/ms15-011-amp-ms15-014-hardening-group-policy.aspxPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155002/Microsoft-Windows-Server-2012-Group-Policy-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/787252Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72477Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031719Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-011Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100426Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.jasadvisors.com/additonal-jasbug-security-exploit-info/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.