CVE-2015-6101
mediumpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.031 · 88 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
The kernel 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 Gold and 1511 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Memory Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6100.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.2–7.2
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-38795Microsoft Windows - Race Condition DestroySMWP Use-After-Free (MS15-115)functional · exploit_db
affected products (25)
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also known as (5)
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sources
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references (10)
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- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-115Patchcnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034114cnnvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-115cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38795/cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034114enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-115enisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38795/enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034114Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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