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."
Published: 2015-08-15
Score: 6.6 Medium
EPSS: 31.8% Moderate
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

kev

{'dateAdded': '2022-05-25'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 10 Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Windows Rt Windows Rt 8.1 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2012 Windows Vista
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-21T23:55:58.179Z

Reserved: 2015-02-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-1769

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:54:15.454Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-08-15T00:59:01.467

Modified: 2025-10-22T00:15:40.880

Link: CVE-2015-1769

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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