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Known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2015-1769

mediumCVSS 3.1 6.6In CISA KEVEPSS 4.1%Published · n/a

The short answer

CVE-2015-1769 affects n/a n/a and is rated medium (CVSS 6.6). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-05-25: attackers are using it, so patch it first. The vendor has linked a patch.

What it is

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."

Weakness: CWE-264.

Severity

6.6 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploited (CISA KEV)

Yes, since May 25, 2022

Federal due date Jun 15, 2022

EPSS, next 30 days

4.1%

Higher than 91% of scored CVEs

How it can be exploited

Attack vector
Physical
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected products

n/a. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.

References

Questions

Is CVE-2015-1769 being exploited?

Yes. CISA added CVE-2015-1769 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-05-25, with a federal remediation due date of 2022-06-15.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1769?

CISA's required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.

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