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CVE-2015-2546HIGH
n/a n/a — Microsoft Win32k
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   R  C  H  H  H    8.2   .1093   95.5   YES
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —
TIMELINE
  Mar 19  Reserved by microsoft
  Mar 15  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-04-05
  Mar 15  Published (CNA: microsoft)
CWE-119 · CNA: microsoft · CVSS v3.1 · 4 references · NVD status: Analyzed · KEV due April 5, 2022

Description

The kernel-mode driver in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2511, CVE-2015-2517, and CVE-2015-2518.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
March 19, 2015ReservedReserved by microsoft
March 15, 2022KEV ADDEDAdded to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-04-05
March 15, 2022PublishedPublished (CNA: microsoft)

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
n/an/an/a

Weaknesses

CWE-119

References (4)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2015-2546 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-119

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2015-2546 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.