CVE-2015-1702 — 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."

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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."

Published May 13, 2015

6.9

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.60%

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."

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.60% 0.01605

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

EPSS probability 0.01605

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 (15 key points)

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

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.60% (0.01605)	74.98th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.60% (0.01605)	72.63th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
May 18, 2025	5.47% (0.05470)	89.67th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	1.95% (0.01947)	82.24th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.56% (0.00563)	78.44th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 6, 2024	0.56% (0.00563)	77.32th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jan 18, 2024	0.56% (0.00563)	75.32th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Dec 6, 2023	0.20% (0.00199)	57.54th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.14% (0.00140)	47.92th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	9.15% (0.09153)	94.16th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Dec 12, 2022	9.15% (0.09153)	94.02th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Oct 1, 2022	10.62% (0.10620)	94.45th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	9.93% (0.09931)	94.05th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Mar 16, 2022	9.93% (0.09931)	87.76th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	9.33% (0.09332)	87.11th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (3)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74492
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032299
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-050
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74492		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032299		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-050		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-2015-1702

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2015-1702

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2015-1702