CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-2473

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2015-2473 involves an untrusted search path vulnerability in the RDP client in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. This allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized privilege escalation by local users, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to working directories and to monitor and scan DLL files for potential threats.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the client in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) through 8.1 in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .rdp file, aka "Remote Desktop Protocol DLL Planting Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS