CVE-2015-1635 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting the HTTP.sys component in various Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and Server 2008 R2 and 2012. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted HTTP requests, posing a severe risk to affected systems. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild, with public proof-of-concept exploits, Metasploit modules, and Nuclei templates readily available, and has garnered significant community discussion and media attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
r2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:* | ||
r2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.