CVE-2015-0081
highpriority · attend · 55EPSS 0.238 · 98 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
Windows Text Services (WTS) in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) web site or (2) file, aka "WTS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-36336Microsoft Windows - Text Services Memory Corruption (MS15-020)functional · exploit_db
affected products (12)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft windows server 2003all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows server 2008all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows server 2012all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-020Patchcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72886cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031890cnnvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-020cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72886enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031890enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-020enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72886Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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