CVE-2015-2370
The authentication implementation in the RPC subsystem in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and R2 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…
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A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 4.0%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
The authentication implementation in the RPC subsystem in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and R2 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 prevent DCE/RPC connection reflection, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows RPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.01% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 13 August 2015
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows vista
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 4.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. 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://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032907
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-076
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37768/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032907
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-076
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37768/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.