Mount Manager 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, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 mishandles symlinks, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code by connecting a crafted USB device, aka "Mount Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Published Aug 15, 2015 ·Due Jun 15, 2022
6.6
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.08%
Description
Mount Manager 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, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 mishandles symlinks, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code by connecting a crafted USB device, aka "Mount Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Date Added
May 25, 2022
Patch Due
Jun 15, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 10, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (30 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.08% (0.04078) | 90.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.30% (0.04304) | 89.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 23, 2026 | 57.40% (0.57398) | 98.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 7, 2026 | 31.79% (0.31790) | 96.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 6, 2026 | 28.43% (0.28425) | 96.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 31.36% (0.31361) | 96.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 22, 2025 | 34.78% (0.34781) | 96.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 12.65% (0.12652) | 93.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 7, 2025 | 16.01% (0.16009) | 94.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 7, 2025 | 14.05% (0.14049) | 94.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 10, 2025 | 10.78% (0.10775) | 92.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 27, 2025 | 15.33% (0.15334) | 94.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 16.95% (0.16947) | 94.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 39.20% (0.39205) | 95.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 16.95% (0.16947) | 94.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 39.20% (0.39205) | 96.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 32.88% (0.32882) | 96.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 39.20% (0.39205) | 96.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 32.13% (0.32133) | 96.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00140) | 51.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00140) | 49.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00173) | 54.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 14, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00205) | 58.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 26, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00173) | 53.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00205) | 57.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00173) | 53.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00167) | 51.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.50% (0.02503) | 81.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.50% (0.02503) | 79.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.50% (0.02503) | 58.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2015/08/11/defending-against-cve-2015-1769-a-logical-issue-exploited-via-a-malicious-usb-stick.aspx x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033244 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-085 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1769 government-resourceUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2015/08/11/defending-against-cve-2015-1769-a-logical-issue-exploited-via-a-malicious-usb-stick.aspx | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033244 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-085 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1769 | government-resourceUS Government Resource |
Change history (0)
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