CVE-2015-1702 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 6.9 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain elevated privileges by exploiting improper impersonation level constraints in the Windows Service Control Manager.

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-2015-1702?

CVE-2015-1702 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 13 May 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Service Control Manager (SCM) in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 does not properly constrain impersonation levels, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Service Control Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1702?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1702?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1702 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-1702 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1702 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 7 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hfm9-j3mm-r62x.

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