# CVE-2015-1769: Microsoft Windows Mount Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

> CVE-2015-1769: Microsoft Windows Mount Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. CVSS 6.6 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2015-1769
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:55:58Z

- Published: 2015-08-15 00:00 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-21 23:55 UTC · Assigner: microsoft
- CVSS: 6.6 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 4.1%, 91th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2022-05-25, federal due date 2022-06-15, ransomware use: Unknown

## 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."

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- Microsoft: Windows

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1769)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1769)
- [http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2015/08/11/defending-against-cve-2015-1769-a-logical-issue-exploited-via-a-malicious-usb-stick.aspx](http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2015/08/11/defending-against-cve-2015-1769-a-logical-issue-exploited-via-a-malicious-usb-stick.aspx)
- [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-085](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-085)
- [http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033244](http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033244)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2015-1769 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2015-1769.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2015-1769 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:45:09.883Z