CVE-2015-2524

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 do not properly constrain impersonation levels, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Task Management Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2528.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 9, 2015
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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