CVE-2015-0062 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain elevated privileges by exploiting incorrect impersonation handling in Windows process creation.

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-2015-0062?

CVE-2015-0062 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, 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 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that leverages incorrect impersonation handling in a process that uses the SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege privilege, aka "Windows Create Process Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0062?

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-2015-0062?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0062 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-0062 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0062 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 7 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vwvj-5284-m7cc.

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