CVE-2015-1769: Microsoft Windows Mount Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Medium · CVSS 6.6 (CVSS 3.1)KEV known exploitedEPSS 4.1%, 91th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: microsoft
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Microsoft Windows Mount Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
Mount Manager 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 mishandles symlinks, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code by connecting a crafted USB device, aka "Mount Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Microsoft: Windows
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2015/08/11/defending-against-cve-2015-1769-a-logical-is… (opens in new tab)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-085 (opens in new tab)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033244 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)