CVE-2015-1769

microsoft windows 10, microsoft windows 7, microsoft windows 8

Published 15 Aug 2015 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

6.6 Medium · CVSS 3.1, CISA ADP

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 25 May 2022, with a remediation deadline of 15 Jun 2022 for US federal agencies.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

Mount Manager in 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, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 mishandles symlinks, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code by connecting a crafted USB device, aka "Mount Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

References

blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2015/08/11/defending-against-cve-2015-1769-a-logical-issue-exploited-via-a-malicious-usb-stick.aspx · Vendor Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1033244 · Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-085 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1769 · US Government Resource