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Tracker / CVE-2015-2553

CVE-2015-2553

High 7.2

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 mishandles junctions during mountpoint creation, which makes it easier for local users to gain privileges by leveraging certain sandbox access, aka "Windows Mount Point Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products and versions

microsoft windows_10
microsoft windows_7
microsoft windows_8
microsoft windows_8.1
microsoft windows_rt
microsoft windows_rt_8.1
microsoft windows_server_2008
microsoft windows_server_2012
microsoft windows_vista

Analysis

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