CVE Database · CVE-2015-2527
CVSS v3.1
N/A
EPSS
7.04%
Published
Sep 8, 2015
Modified
May 6, 2026
Public PoC / Exploit (2)
All weaponized →Links to public security research (Exploit-DB, Nuclei, Trickest, GitHub) for defensive use only.
Description
The process-initialization implementation in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 does not properly constrain impersonation levels, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Weaknesses (CWE)
Affected Products (7)
References (8)
