Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).
CVE-2015-6171 — Microsoft Windows 10 vulnerability
Severity
7.2HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.0%
top 22.51%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Timeline
PublishedDec 9
Latest updateMay 14
Description
The kernel 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 Gold and 1511 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Memory Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6173 and CVE-2015-6174.
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 10.0
Affected Packages2 packages
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
3GHSA▶
GHSA-px3x-ccgp-h522: The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8↗2022-05-14
GHSA▶
GHSA-7682-j9r4-6g8w: The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8↗2022-05-14
GHSA▶
GHSA-959w-jm5j-wq8x: The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8↗2022-05-14