01 Record

CVE-2015-0001

The Windows Error Reporting (WER) component in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to bypass the Protected Process Light

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

The Windows Error Reporting (WER) component in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to bypass the Protected Process Light

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 2.58% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 84.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2015-01-13 22:00Z11 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 03:55Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2014-11-18

Assigning CNA

microsoft

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Data version

5.1

Document digest

e149ffb26bece736117798bae6e4bea264ca8a27604dd373a1aebb5a1c0c9d38

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

microsoftwindows_8Not specified—

microsoftwindows_8.1Not specified—

microsoftwindows_rtNot specified—

microsoftwindows_rt_8.1Not specified—

microsoftwindows_server_2012Not specified—

06 References

docs.microsoft.comMS15-006https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-006vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comwin-ms15kb3004365-update(99514)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99514vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comms-wer-cve20150001-security-bypass(99513)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99513vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
secunia.com62134http://secunia.com/advisories/62134third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
www.securityfocus.com71927http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71927vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134392/Microsoft-Windows-8.1-Ahcache.sys-NtApphelpCacheControl-Privilege-Escalation.htmlx_refsource_MISC