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CVE-2015-0008

50
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-0008 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting multiple versions of Microsoft Windows and Windows Server, including Windows 7, 8, 8.1, Vista, and Server 2003, 2008, and 2012. It stems from a flaw in the UNC implementation where the client does not authenticate the server, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing crafted data on a UNC share, such as spoofed Group Policy data. With a CVSS score of 8.3 and a FAUCET Risk Score of 94/100, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring only network access and low attack complexity for a complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

8.3HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
6.5
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
28.58%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-47558 · Oct 29, 2019
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2858 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 1,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

blogs.technet.com / b/srd/archive/2015/02/10/ms15-011-amp-ms15-014-hardening-group-policy.aspx
PatchVendor Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com / files/155002/Microsoft-Windows-Server-2012-Group-Policy-Remote-Code-Execution.html
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-011
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/100426
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
jasadvisors.com / additonal-jasbug-security-exploit-info
Third Party Advisory
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/787252
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
securityfocus.com / bid/72477
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1031719
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry