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CVE-2015-1701

Published: January 28, 2026
Last updated:13 hours ago (January 28, 2026)
Exploit: YesZero-day: YesPatch: YesTrend: Low
TL;DR
Updated January 28, 2026

CVE-2015-1701 is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. Exploits are available; patches have been released and should be applied urgently. This is classified as a zero-day vulnerability.

Key Points
  • 1High severity (CVSS 7.8/10)
  • 2EPSS: 90.00% - very high likelihood of exploitation
  • 3Public exploits are available
  • 4Vendor patches are available
  • 5Strobes Priority Score: 728/1000 (High)
  • 6Affects products from: Microsoft
Severity Scores
CVSS v37.8
CVSS v27.2
Priority Score728.0
EPSS Score90.0
High
Exploitation LikelihoodCritical
90.00%EPSS

Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

Immediate patching required
90.00%
EPSS
7.8
CVSS
Yes
Exploit
Yes
Patch
High Priority
high EPSS • exploit exists

EPSS predicts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days based on real-world threat data, complementing CVSS severity scores with actual risk assessment.

Description

An unspecified vulnerability exists in the Win32k.sys kernel-mode driver in Microsoft Windows Server that allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

CVSS v3 Breakdown
Attack Vector:Local
Attack Complexity:Local
Privileges Required:Local
User Interaction:Network
Scope:Unchanged
Confidentiality:High
Integrity:High
Availability:High
Exploit References
Exploit-DBExploit-DBCisa.govExploit-db.comExploit-db.comMetasploitGitHubGitHubGitHub[email protected]
Patch References
[email protected]Zeroday CZ
Trend Analysis
Low
Vulnerable Products
VendorProduct
MicrosoftWindows Vista
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008
MicrosoftWindows 7
MicrosoftWindows 2003 Server
Advisories
CISA: An unspecified vulnerability exists in the Win32k.sys kernel-mode driver in Microsoft Windows Server that allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
GitHub AdvisoryNVD
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