CVE-2015-0002

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-0002
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-01-13 22:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 - sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Rt - gold All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 - gold All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 r2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Google discloses unpatched Windows vulnerability | ZDNet af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zdnet.com
Issue 118 - google-security-research - Windows: Elevation of Privilege in ahcache.sys/NtApphelpCacheControl - Google Security Research - Google Project Hosting af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 code.google.com Exploit
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-001 - Important | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Sam Bowne on Twitter: "Win 8.1 0day--non-administrator CMD launches elevated Calc https://t.co/VvO0juvMZl https://t.co/qwCASI75oi http://t.co/ZcoRFhotll" af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 twitter.com
Security Advisory SA61277 - Microsoft Windows Application Compatibility Infrastructure Security Bypass Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Microsoft Windows CVE-2015-0002 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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