CVE-2015-6175
Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 15 June 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
The kernel in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Memory Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.33% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 25 May 2022 · due 15 June 2022
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 1507
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 5.3% since 30 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.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6175
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034334Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-135Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034334Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-135Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-6175US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.