CVE-2015-1681 — 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 allow local users to cause a denial of service via a crafted .msc file, aka "Microsoft Management Console File Format Denial of Service Vulnerability."

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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 allow local users to cause a denial of service via a crafted .msc file, aka "Microsoft Management Console File Format Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Published May 13, 2015

1.9

LOW

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.69%

Description

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 allow local users to cause a denial of service via a crafted .msc file, aka "Microsoft Management Console File Format Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.69% 0.01685

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

EPSS probability 0.01685

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 (11 key points)

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

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.69% (0.01685)	76.16th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.69% (0.01685)	73.94th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.69% (0.00688)	70.07th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 23, 2024	20.03% (0.20030)	96.34th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Dec 17, 2024	1.59% (0.01587)	86.98th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 21, 2024	0.14% (0.00141)	49.99th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.14% (0.00141)	47.99th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.55% (0.01554)	75.00th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Dec 12, 2022	1.55% (0.01554)	74.47th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.42% (0.01418)	71.15th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.42% (0.01418)	50.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

References (3)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74486
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032286
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-054
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74486		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032286		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-054		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner microsoft

Published May 13, 2015

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Feb 17, 2015

Link CVE-2015-1681

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2015-1681

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2015-1681