CVE-2015-1701 (GCVE-0-2015-1701)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-04-21 10:00 – Updated: 2026-08-14 03:55Summary
Win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild in April 2015, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2022-03-02 00:00 UTC
Assigner
References
9 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://twitter.com/symantec/statuses/590208710527549440 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37049/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74245 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37367/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
| https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032155 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/34 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
Date Public
2015-04-18 00:00
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 6d74e02c-a231-42ea-9cdc-e09c58aedffa
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-03-03
Asserted: 2022-03-03
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | Affected: Microsoft / Win32k | Description: An unspecified vulnerability exists in the Win32k.sys kernel-mode driver in Microsoft Windows Server that allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. | Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. | Due date: 2022-03-24 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Known | Notes (KEV): https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1701
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-264 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Win32k |
| Due Date | 2022-03-24 |
| Date Added | 2022-03-03 |
| Vendorproject | Microsoft |
| Vulnerabilityname | Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Known |
References
Created: 2026-02-02 12:28 UTC
| Updated: 2026-02-06 07:17 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: ffc11768-0a16-4fdd-b466-8f9f248a66d5
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-03-03
Asserted: 2022-03-03
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: Win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges... | Affected: Microsoft / Windows | CVSS: 7.8 (HIGH) | Used in malware: yes | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Confirmed Compromise
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | Win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges... |
| Vendor | Microsoft |
| Product | Windows |
| Added Date | 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 7.8 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | HIGH |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | yes |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:05 UTC
| Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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Experimental. This forecast is provided for visualization only and may change without notice. Do not use it for operational decisions.
Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
Sightings
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the
vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
model, served locally by ML-Gateway.
They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
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Related by attack behaviour
Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.
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