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ID:1878 - Exploit for Privilege escalation in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2015-1701
ID:1878 - Exploit for Privilege escalation in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2015-1701
Published: March 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5553
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1701
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Vulnerable software:
Windows
Windows Server
Windows
Windows Server
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper access control. A local attacker can create a specially crafted application, execute a callback in userspace and use data from the System token to execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.