CVE-2015-1769

Microsoft Windows Mount Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.2

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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."

Vulnerabilidad en el Mount Manager en Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 y R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold y R2, Windows RT Gold y 8.1; y Windows 10 no manejan correctamente los links simbólicos, lo que permite a atacantes físicamente próximos ejecutar código arbitrario mediante la conexión de un dispositivo USB manipulado, también conocido como 'Mount Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.'

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when the Windows Mount Manager component improperly processes symbolic links.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 7.2

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-02-17 CVE Reserved
2015-08-15 CVE Published
2021-02-17 First Exploit
2022-05-25 Exploited in Wild
2022-06-15 KEV Due Date
2024-06-04 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033244	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/int0/CVE-2015-1769	2021-02-17

URL	Date	SRC
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-085	2019-05-14

URL	Date	SRC
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	2019-05-14

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10"				-		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 7 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 7"				-		sp1		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 8 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 8"				-		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 8.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 8.1"				-		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Rt Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Rt"				-		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Rt 8.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Rt 8.1"				-		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2008 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008"				-		sp2		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2008 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008"				r2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008" and version "r2"		sp1, itanium		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2008 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008"				r2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008" and version "r2"		sp1, x64		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2012 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012"				-		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2012 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012"				r2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012" and version "r2"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Vista Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Vista"				-		sp2		Affected