CVE-2015-2518 — The kernel-mode driver 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2511, CVE-2015-2517, and CVE-2015-2546

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The kernel-mode driver 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2511, CVE-2015-2517, and CVE-2015-2546

Published Sep 9, 2015

6.9

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 3.88%

Description

The kernel-mode driver 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2511, CVE-2015-2517, and CVE-2015-2546.

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

3.88% 0.03883

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

EPSS probability 0.03883

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	3.88% (0.03883)	89.90th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	4.17% (0.04172)	89.56th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Dec 28, 2025	4.72% (0.04718)	89.03th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 27, 2025	3.52% (0.03517)	87.32th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Oct 28, 2025	5.24% (0.05235)	89.48th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Oct 27, 2025	3.91% (0.03910)	87.81th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Oct 1, 2025	5.24% (0.05235)	89.58th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Jun 15, 2025	3.91% (0.03910)	87.75th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	1.76% (0.01757)	81.34th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 17, 2024	2.11% (0.02106)	88.84th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 16, 2024	0.26% (0.00262)	65.82th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.09% (0.00092)	37.88th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	34.44% (0.34438)	97.71th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Mar 11, 2022	34.44% (0.34438)	96.73th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	36.91% (0.36908)	97.06th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (4)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76607
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033485
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-097
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38277/
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76607		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033485		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-097		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38277/		exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner microsoft

Published Sep 9, 2015

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Mar 19, 2015

Link CVE-2015-2518

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2015-2518

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2015-2518