CVE-2015-0001
The Windows Error Reporting (WER) component in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server...
The Windows Error Reporting (WER) component in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to bypass the Protected Process Light protection mechanism and read the contents of arbitrary process-memory locations by leveraging administrative privileges, aka "Windows Error Reporting Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Windows Error Reporting (WER) component in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to bypass the Protected Process Light protection mechanism and read the contents of arbitrary process-memory locations by leveraging administrative privileges, aka "Windows Error Reporting Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2015-0001- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Windows Error Reporting (WER) component in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to bypass the Protected Process Light protection mechanism and read the contents of arbitrary process-memory locations by leveraging administrative privileges, aka "Windows Error Reporting Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2015-0001- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-0039 No score
The Windows Error Reporting (WER) component in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to bypass the Protected Process Light protection mechanism and read the contents of arbitrary process-memory locations by leveraging administrative privileges, aka "Windows Error Reporting Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2015-0039- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c73w-5569-h45x No score
The Windows Error Reporting (WER) component in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server...
The Windows Error Reporting (WER) component in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to bypass the Protected Process Light protection mechanism and read the contents of arbitrary process-memory locations by leveraging administrative privileges, aka "Windows Error Reporting Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-c73w-5569-h45x- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-0001 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.9) in Microsoft Windows 8, published January 13, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.59%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-006
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99514
secunia.com/advisories/62134
securityfocus.com/bid/71927
packetstormsecurity.com/files/134392/Microsoft-Windows-8.1-Ahcache.sys-NtApphelpCacheControl-Privilege-Escalation.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0001
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c73w-5569-h45x