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title: "CVE-2015-2546: The kernel-mode driver in Microsoft… | CubePath"
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…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2546
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# CVE-2015-2546: The kernel-mode driver in Microsoft… | CubePath

## 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-2015-2518.

Official description from the CVE record, published by microsoft. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2546)

## Key data

### CVSS 3.1 High 8.2

Score published by CISA-ADP in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

| Metric                 | Value    | What it means                                                                             |
| ---------------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Attack vector          | Local    | The attacker needs local access to the system, or to trick a user into running something. |
| Attack complexity      | Low      | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.                     |
| Privileges required    | Low      | A basic user account is needed.                                                           |
| User interaction       | Required | A user has to do something first, such as opening a file or following a link.             |
| Scope                  | Changed  | The impact can reach other components beyond the vulnerable one.                          |
| Confidentiality impact | High     | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.                                           |
| Integrity impact       | High     | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.                                   |
| Availability impact    | High     | Serious or total effect on availability.                                                  |

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### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.10107 (10.1% probability)

Percentile

95.7%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Name in the catalog

Microsoft Win32k Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Added to the catalog

Mar 15, 2022

Federal due date

Apr 5, 2022

Ransomware campaigns

Known use

### CISA assessment as of Mar 14, 2022

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation

Recorded by CISA as active

Automatable

no

Technical impact

total

### Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license.

- [CWE-119](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html) Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [1033485](http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033485)  (securitytracker.com) vdb-entry
- [MS15-097](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-097)  (docs.microsoft.com) vendor-advisory
- [76608](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76608)  (securityfocus.com) vdb-entry

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Mar 19, 2015
2. Record published Sep 9, 2015
3. Added to CISA KEV Mar 15, 2022
4. Record last updated Aug 14, 2026

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