CVE-2015-2465
The Windows shell in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7...
The Windows shell 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 does not properly constrain impersonation levels, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Shell Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The Windows shell 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 does not properly constrain impersonation levels, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Shell Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2015-2465- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Windows shell 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 does not properly constrain impersonation levels, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Shell Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2015-2465- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-2558 No score
The Windows shell 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 does not properly constrain impersonation levels, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Shell Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2015-2558- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vqqj-j5r9-xh73 No score
The Windows shell in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7...
The Windows shell 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 does not properly constrain impersonation levels, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Shell Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-vqqj-j5r9-xh73- 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-2015-2465 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Microsoft Windows 10, published August 15, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.97%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.