CVE-2015-0016

ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2015-0054 ↗
Exploited in the Wild ✓ Confirmed 0-Day ★ Google Project Zero
Triaged: March 5, 2026 Published: 2015-01-13
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EPSS Score

Source: FIRST.org · 2026-05-23
92.09%
probability
This CVE has a 92.09% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days.
0% Top 99.7th percentile of all CVEs 100%

CVSS v3.1

Source: VulnerabilityLookup (CIRCL)
7.8
HIGH
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2 (legacy)

9.3
HIGH
Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

VulnerabilityLookup (CNA)
Directory traversal vulnerability in the TS WebProxy (aka TSWbPrxy) component in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, 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 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted pathname in an executable file, as demonstrated by a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity, aka "Directory Traversal Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected Products

n/a
n/a

Attack Intelligence

Google Project Zero

Patched
Jan. 13, 2015
Reported by
Liam O’Murchu of Symantec
Root Cause Analysis
???

Exploits & PoC

Signal Intelligence

Confidenceⓘ
95%
EPSS 92.09%
CVSS v3.1 7.8
Mentions 0

CNA Information

CNA Assigner
microsoft

Analyst Note

Auto-imported from Google Project Zero — confirmed zero-day by definition.

Triage Info

Decided atMar 05, 2026
Published DateJan 13, 2015