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 mishan...
HighCVSS 7.2
EPSS 4.1%
CISA KEV
added 2022-05-25 · due 2022-06-15
Exploited in the wild
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- Exploited in the wild (confirmed)
Description
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 Known Exploited Vulnerability
- Date added
- 2022-05-25
- Due date (FCEB)
- 2022-06-15
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft windows 10 | All versions | No fix listed |
| Microsoft windows 7 | All versions | No fix listed |
| Microsoft windows 8 | All versions | No fix listed |
| Microsoft windows 8.1 | All versions | No fix listed |
| Microsoft windows rt | All versions | No fix listed |
| Microsoft windows rt 8.1 | All versions | No fix listed |
| Microsoft windows server 2008 | All versions | No fix listed |
| Microsoft windows server 2008 | = r2-sp1 | No fix listed |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 | All versions | No fix listed |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 | = r2 | No fix listed |
| Microsoft windows vista | All versions | No fix listed |
References
- blogs.technet.com vendor-advisory
- 1033244 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- MS15-085 patch vendor-advisory
- www.cisa.gov government-resource us-government-resource