Actively exploited · Published Jun 10, 2015 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2015-2360

High 8.8 Exploited

In plain English

A high-severity use-after-free in Win32k from Microsoft. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on May 25, 2022). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 14.8% (higher than 97% of all known vulnerabilities). Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)14.8%top 3.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since May 25, 2022

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

CISA guidance

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Federal agencies must remediate by Jun 15, 2022.

Official description

win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and R2 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

1032525 vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK
75025 vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
MS15-061 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-2360 government-resource