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CVE-2015-2418

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-2418 describes a race condition vulnerability in the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) prior to version 5.26. This flaw allows a local attacker to elevate their privileges by introducing a specially crafted DLL during the MSRT's operation. With a CVSS score of 6.9, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability if exploited. Despite its potential impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.25CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:malicious_software_removal_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.9MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
70.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0146 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/163755/Microsoft-Windows-Malicious-Software-Removal-Tool-Privilege-Escalation.html
technet.microsoft.com / library/security/3074162
PatchVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1032901