CVE-2015-2525
Task Scheduler in 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, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 allows local users to bypass intended filesystem…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 31.5%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Task Scheduler in 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, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 allows local users to bypass intended filesystem restrictions and delete arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, aka "Windows Task File Deletion Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 31.48% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 15 September 2015
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · 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 31.5% since 26 October 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76653Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033494Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-102Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38200/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76653Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033494Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-102Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38200/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.