Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Microsoft Windows Mount Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVE-2015-1769
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."
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
6.6
MEDIUM
Exploitability:0.7
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:4.34%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-264 ↗CWE-264 (via CISA KEV)
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10 | all |
| microsoft | windows_7 | all |
| microsoft | windows_8 | all |
| microsoft | windows_8.1 | all |
| microsoft | windows_rt | all |
| microsoft | windows_rt_8.1 | all |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | r2 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | r2 |
| microsoft | windows_vista | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Microsoft Corporation · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2015-02-17T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2015-08-15T00:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2015-08-11 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-21T23:55:58 |
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