CVE-2015-1769

Mount Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1,...

7.2 HighIn KEVPublic exploit

Mount Manager 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 mishandles symlinks, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code by connecting a crafted USB device, aka "Mount Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Exploit likelihood

4.08%Up 1.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List 6.6

Record: CVE-2015-1769
CVSS 3.1: 6.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-1899 6.6

Record: EUVD-2015-1899
CVSS 3.1: 6.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fj6j-88c7-c8gx 6.6

Mount Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1,...

Record: GHSA-fj6j-88c7-c8gx
CVSS 3.1: 6.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

Microsoft Windows Mount Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when the Windows Mount Manager component improperly processes symbolic links.

Record: CVE-2015-1769
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.6

Record: CVE-2015-1769
CVSS 3.1: 6.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
PoC in GitHub	int0/CVE-2015-1769	2021-02-17

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	exploitation
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-1769 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Microsoft Windows, published August 15, 2015. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since May 25, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since May 25, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.08%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.