CVE-2015-2428
Status: ModifiedLow (2.1)—
Object 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, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 does not properly constrain impersonation levels during interaction with object symbolic links that originated in a sandboxed process, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Object Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Base score: 2.1
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.65%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 76
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (8)
CWEs
- CWE-264
References
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