CVE-2015-2530
highpriority · track · 43EPSS 0.163 · 97 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Windows Journal 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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .jnt file, aka "Windows Journal RCE Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2513 and CVE-2015-2514.
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 (23)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft windows server 2008all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (5)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033484cnnvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-098cnnvd
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms15-098Patchcnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033484enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-098enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033484Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-098PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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