VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-2429

HIGH 9.3EPSS 7.10%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.10%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

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, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allow attackers to bypass an application sandbox protection mechanism and perform unspecified registry actions via a crafted application, aka "Windows Registry Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS: 7.10% probability · 94th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-264
Affected: 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

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033251Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-379Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-380Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-459Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-090Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033251Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-379Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-380Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-459Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-090Patch, Vendor Advisory

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