CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-2528

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Microsoft Windows 8, 8.1, Server 2012 Gold and R2, RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 do not properly constrain impersonation levels, allowing local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized privilege escalation by local users, posing a significant security risk to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update systems to the latest versions and implement appropriate security policies to restrict the execution of unauthorized applications.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 do not properly constrain impersonation levels, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Task Management Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2524.

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