CVE-2015-0012 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges to administrative levels in Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager by exploiting improper role validation.
- 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-2015-0012?
CVE-2015-0012 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Feb 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2012 R2 Update Rollup 4 does not properly validate the roles of users, which allows local users to obtain server and virtual-machine administrative privileges by establishing a server session with Active Directory credentials, aka "Virtual Machine Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0012?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Virtual Machine Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0012?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0012 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-0012 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0012 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r9pp-872q-3pg2.