CVE-2015-0006
The Network Location Awareness (NLA) service in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista...
The Network Location Awareness (NLA) service in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 does not perform mutual authentication to determine a domain connection, which allows remote attackers to trigger an unintended permissive configuration by spoofing DNS and LDAP responses on a local network, aka "NLA Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Network Location Awareness (NLA) service in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 does not perform mutual authentication to determine a domain connection, which allows remote attackers to trigger an unintended permissive configuration by spoofing DNS and LDAP responses on a local network, aka "NLA Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2015-0006- CVSS 2.0
- 6.1 Medium
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Network Location Awareness (NLA) service in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 does not perform mutual authentication to determine a domain connection, which allows remote attackers to trigger an unintended permissive configuration by spoofing DNS and LDAP responses on a local network, aka "NLA Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2015-0006- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-0044 No score
The Network Location Awareness (NLA) service in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 does not perform mutual authentication to determine a domain connection, which allows remote attackers to trigger an unintended permissive configuration by spoofing DNS and LDAP responses on a local network, aka "NLA Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2015-0044- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rf6f-3f33-p8cx No score
The Network Location Awareness (NLA) service in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista...
The Network Location Awareness (NLA) service in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 does not perform mutual authentication to determine a domain connection, which allows remote attackers to trigger an unintended permissive configuration by spoofing DNS and LDAP responses on a local network, aka "NLA Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-rf6f-3f33-p8cx- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | bugch3ck/imposter | 2014-04-29 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-0006 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Microsoft Windows 7, published January 13, 2015. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.6%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/62184
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-005
securityfocus.com/bid/71930
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99522
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0006
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rf6f-3f33-p8cx