CVE-2015-0001 — The Windows Error Reporting (WER) component in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to bypass the Protected Process Light protection mechanism and read the contents of arbitrary process-memory locations by leveraging administrative privileges, aka "Windows Error Reporting Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

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The Windows Error Reporting (WER) component in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to bypass the Protected Process Light protection mechanism and read the contents of arbitrary process-memory locations by leveraging administrative privileges, aka "Windows Error Reporting Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

Published Jan 13, 2015

1.9

LOW

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 2.59%

Description

The Windows Error Reporting (WER) component in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to bypass the Protected Process Light protection mechanism and read the contents of arbitrary process-memory locations by leveraging administrative privileges, aka "Windows Error Reporting Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.59% 0.02586

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.02586

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (12 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	2.59% (0.02586)	84.70th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.59% (0.02586)	83.18th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 30, 2025	0.63% (0.00632)	67.89th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	2.72% (0.02722)	76.51th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	0.63% (0.00632)	68.57th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00045)	17.91th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 1, 2024	0.04% (0.00045)	14.49th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00045)	12.46th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	2.28% (0.02283)	81.39th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Aug 14, 2022	2.28% (0.02283)	80.42th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	2.08% (0.02084)	78.00th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	2.08% (0.02084)	56.70th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (6)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134392/Microsoft-Windows-8.1-Ahcache.sys-NtApphelpCacheControl-Privilege-Escalation.html
x_refsource_MISC
http://secunia.com/advisories/62134
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71927
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-006
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99513
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99514
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134392/Microsoft-Windows-8.1-Ahcache.sys-NtApphelpCacheControl-Privilege-Escalation.html		x_refsource_MISC
http://secunia.com/advisories/62134		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71927		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-006		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99513		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99514		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner microsoft

Published Jan 13, 2015

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Nov 18, 2014

Link CVE-2015-0001

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2015-0001

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2015-0001