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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-2371

The Windows Installer service 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 allows local users…

MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 1.54%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.54%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The Windows Installer service 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a custom action script associated with a .msi package, aka "Windows Installer EoP Vulnerability."

CVSS 2.0
6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
1.54% probability · 73th percentile
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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.