CVE-2015-1695
highpriority · track · 42EPSS 0.141 · 97 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Journal file, aka "Windows Journal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-1675, CVE-2015-1696, CVE-2015-1697, CVE-2015-1698, and CVE-2015-1699.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.9–9.3
weaknesses
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affected products (20)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- 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 (5)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-045Patchcnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032280cnnvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-045cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032280enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-045enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032280Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-045PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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