CVE-2015-2472 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2015-2472?

CVE-2015-2472 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 15 Aug 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) through 8.1 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, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 does not properly verify certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof clients via a crafted certificate with valid Issuer and Serial Number fields, aka "Remote Desktop Session Host Spoofing Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2472?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1 and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2015-2472?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2472 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-2472 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2472 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2020-1467 Windows Hard Link Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Critical 10.0
• CVE-2021-26424 Windows TCP/IP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Critical 9.9
• CVE-2021-28476 Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Critical 9.9

All Microsoft Windows 10 vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-xhr2-vhcg-3g56.