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 Gold and 1511 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that triggers a Winsock call referencing an invalid address, aka "Winsock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
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History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.0318}

epss

{'score': 0.02965}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:17:27.250Z

Reserved: 2015-03-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-2478

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-11-11T11:59:16.923

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-2478

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