CVE-2015-2546 (GCVE-0-2015-2546)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2015-09-09 00:00
Modified
2025-10-21 23:55
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- n/a
Summary
The kernel-mode driver 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 gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2511, CVE-2015-2517, and CVE-2015-2518.
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Date added: 2022-03-15
Due date: 2022-04-05
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Used in ransomware: Known
Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2546
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