CVE-2015-0002
The AhcVerifyAdminContext function in ahcache.sys in the Application Compatibility component in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server…
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
The AhcVerifyAdminContext function in ahcache.sys in the Application Compatibility component in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 does not verify that an impersonation token is associated with an administrative account, which allows local users to gain privileges by running AppCompatCache.exe with a crafted DLL file, aka MSRC ID 20544 or "Microsoft Application Compatibility Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Timeline
ID reserved
By microsoft
- 56 days later
· 56 days later
Published
- 10 years later
· 10 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 13.8% · top 3.5% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- ms-appcompatcache-cve20150002-priv-esc(99523) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=118 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 71972 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- win-ms15kb3023266-update(99524) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-discloses-unpatched-windows-vulnerability/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- MS15-001 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- http://twitter.com/sambowne/statuses/550384131683520512 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 61277 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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