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CVE-2015-1674

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-1674 is a security feature bypass vulnerability affecting the kernel in Microsoft Windows 8, 8.1, Server 2012, and RT. A local attacker can exploit this flaw through a crafted application to bypass Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization (KASLR) and discover the base address of cng.sys. With a CVSS score of 4.6, this vulnerability has low attack complexity and requires local access, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not actively exploited in the wild, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-37052) exists, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-37052 · May 18, 2015
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0333 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 3,050 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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 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

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-052
PatchVendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/37052
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/74488
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1032292
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry