CVE-2015-0002 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain administrative privileges by exploiting improper token verification in the Windows Application Compatibility component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-0002?
CVE-2015-0002 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 13 Jan 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The AhcVerifyAdminContext function in ahcache.sys in the Application Compatibility component in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 does not verify that an impersonation token is associated with an administrative account, which allows local users to gain privileges by running AppCompatCache.exe with a crafted DLL file, aka MSRC ID 20544 or "Microsoft Application Compatibility Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0002?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0002?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0002 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-0002 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-0002 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 7
- CVE-2015-1635 Microsoft HTTP.sys Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2015-2360 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6324 Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6332 Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2014-4148 Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jmf2-h3mv-m742.