CVE-2015-2549 — The kernel 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 "Windows Kernel Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

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HIGH

The kernel 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 "Windows Kernel Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published Oct 14, 2015

7.2

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 2.34%

Description

The kernel 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 "Windows Kernel Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.34% 0.02343

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

EPSS probability 0.02343

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	2.34% (0.02343)	83.02th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.34% (0.02343)	81.37th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	1.25% (0.01250)	77.96th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00045)	18.07th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 1, 2024	0.04% (0.00045)	14.67th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00045)	12.66th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.48% (0.01484)	73.54th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Mar 3, 2023	1.48% (0.01484)	73.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.48% (0.01484)	71.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.48% (0.01484)	50.61th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

References (2)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033805
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-111
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033805		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-111		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner microsoft

Published Oct 14, 2015

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Mar 19, 2015

Link CVE-2015-2549

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2015-2549

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2015-2549