CVE-2015-2465

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 Microsoft Windows 8 Microsoft Windows 8.1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 Microsoft Windows RT Gold and 8.1 Microsoft Windows 10

Description A security feature bypass issue exists due to the Windows shell's failure to properly validate and enforce impersonation levels. This allows local users to gain elevated privileges on a targeted system via a crafted application. The bypass by itself does not allow arbitrary code execution, but it could be used in conjunction with another issue to achieve this. An attacker would have to log on to an affected system to exploit this.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, update to a newer version that addresses this issue. For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, update to a newer version that addresses this issue. For Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, update to a newer version that addresses this issue. For Microsoft Windows 8, update to a newer version that addresses this issue. For Microsoft Windows 8.1, update to a newer version that addresses this issue. For Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, update to a newer version that addresses this issue. For Microsoft Windows RT Gold and 8.1, update to a newer version that addresses this issue. For Microsoft Windows 10, update to a newer version that addresses this issue.