{"id":"CVE-2015-0057","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2015-0057","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T06:28:00.527Z","title":"win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers 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 allows local users to…","description":"win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka \"Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\"","published":"2015-02-11T03:01:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:19:30.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.2,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-264"],"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"],"epss":{"score":0.12752,"percentile":0.96284,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":2,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2015-05-25","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":39035,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 'win32k' Local Privilege Escalation (MS15-010)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39035","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows_x86-64/local/39035.txt","file":"exploits/windows_x86-64/local/39035.txt","published":"2015-12-18","added":"2015-12-18","updated":"2016-02-03","author":"Jean-Jamil Khalife","type":"local","platform":"windows_x86-64","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2015-0057","OSVDB-118177","MS15-010"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null},{"edbId":37098,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Windows - Local Privilege Escalation (MS15-010)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37098","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/37098.txt","file":"exploits/windows/local/37098.txt","published":"2015-05-25","added":"2015-06-01","updated":"2015-06-01","author":"Sky lake","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2015-0060","CVE-2015-0059","CVE-2015-0058","CVE-2015-0057","CVE-2015-0010","CVE-2015-0003","OSVDB-118180","OSVDB-118179","OSVDB-118178","OSVDB-118176","OSVDB-118175","MS15-010"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.8%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72466","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-010","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100431","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39035/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72466","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-010","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100431","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39035/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0057","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}