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CVE-2015-1701

Win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild in April 2015, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

CVSS 7.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE

0.0/10

REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY

8.4/10

General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?

Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
Technical severity: CVSS 7.8: +1.17
Fresh EPSS: 55.92%: +0.28

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 10 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)

0/100

Press, 30 days (60%)

0/100

Grounded branding (15%)

0/100

HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

BleepingComputer

Press · 08 Dec 2023, 08:00 · Privilege elevation exploits used in over 50% of insider attacks - BleepingComputer

SOC Prime

Press · 02 Apr 2021, 07:00 · Purple Fox Rootkit Now Obtains Worm-Spreading Capabilities - SOC Prime

Check Point Research

Press · 26 Oct 2020, 07:00 · Exploit Developer Spotlight: The Story of PlayBit - Check Point Research

Proofpoint

Press · 05 Jul 2020, 07:00 · Purple Fox Malware EK Adds More Exploits to Its Arsenal - Proofpoint

Sophos

Press · 27 May 2020, 07:00 · Netwalker ransomware tools give insight into threat actor - Sophos

See all 10 source documents

Cisco Talos Blog

Press · 27 Aug 2019, 07:00 · China Chopper still active 9 years later - Cisco Talos Blog

Sophos

Press · 23 Mar 2016, 07:00 · Tales from the Trenches: Targeted Exploit and Escalation - Sophos

Securelist

Press · 23 Dec 2015, 08:00 · You can’t be invulnerable, but you can be well protected - Securelist

Google Cloud

Press · 18 Apr 2015, 07:00 · Operation RussianDoll: Adobe & Windows Zero-Day Exploits Likely Leveraged by Russia’s APT28 in Highly-Targeted Attack - Google Cloud

SecurityWeek

Press · 18 Apr 2015, 07:00 · Russian Hackers Used Two Zero-Days in Recent Targeted Attack: FireEye - SecurityWeek

Score evolution

● Hype ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.4 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Source entries and unverified repository candidates are counted separately.

Public exploit evidence

exploitdb #37049 2015-05-18
exploitdb #37367 2015-06-24

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence: Exploitation recorded
Priority basis: Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.8; EPSS 55.9%
Attention, last 30 days: 0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential: local access, low privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity: Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale: Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis: Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:57:39.719437+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline

First press mention

18 Apr 2015, 07:00

Published

21 Apr 2015, 10:00

Added to the CISA KEV catalog

03 Mar 2022, 00:00

Latest press mention

08 Dec 2023, 08:00

Score calculated

05 Nov 2026, 13:57

PoCs on GitHub

2 repositories