CVE-2015-2429

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, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allow attackers to bypass an application sandbox protection mechanism and perform unspecified registry actions via a crafted application, aka "Windows Registry Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

• CWE-264

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033251Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-379Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-380Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-459Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-090Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033251Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-379Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-380Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-459Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-090Patch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Aug 15, 2015

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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