MEDIUM
Race condition in Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) before 5.26 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted DLL, aka "MSRT Race Condition Vulnerability."
Published Jul 20, 2015
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.46%
Description
Race condition in Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) before 5.26 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted DLL, aka "MSRT Race Condition Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 5.25
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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.46% 0.01460
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01460
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.46% (0.01460) | 72.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.57% (0.01569) | 72.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.63% (0.00630) | 68.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 19.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 7, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 16.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 14.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01554) | 75.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 18, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01554) | 74.55th | 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)
References (3)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163755/Microsoft-Windows-Malicious-Software-Removal-Tool-Privilege-Escalation.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032901 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/3074162 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163755/Microsoft-Windows-Malicious-Software-Removal-Tool-Privilege-Escalation.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032901 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/3074162 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Jul 20, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Mar 19, 2015
Link CVE-2015-2418
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a