CVE-2015-2428

LowCVSS 2.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Object 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, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 does not properly constrain impersonation levels during interaction with object symbolic links that originated in a sandboxed process, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Object Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.1/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

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

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033251Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-090Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033251Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-090Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Aug 15, 2015
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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