CVE-2015-1769
- Reference to the description:
- Description:
- 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."
- Last updated date:
- 02/10/2025
Reports
ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
- Type:
- exploitation
- Confidence:
- HIGH
- Date of publishing:
- 08/11/2015
- Reference url to background
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-085
- Type:
- exploitation
- Confidence:
- HIGH
- Date of publishing:
- 05/25/2022
- Reference url to background
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- Type:
- exploit
- Confidence:
- HIGH
- Date of publishing:
- 02/17/2021
- Reference url to background