Local Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Windows Products
CVE-2015-1721

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Key Information:

Vendor

Microsoft

Vendor
CVE Published:
10 June 2015

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What is CVE-2015-1721?

A vulnerability in the kernel-mode drivers of several Microsoft Windows products allows local users to escalate privileges or lead to a denial of service through the execution of a specially crafted application. This vulnerability could result in system instability by causing a NULL pointer dereference, leading potentially to system crashes. Products affected include various versions of Windows Server and Windows client operating systems.

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

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    Public PoC available

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    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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