CVE-2015-2546
Microsoft Win32k Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- High 8.2
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 15 Mar 2022
- Used in ransomware campaigns
Description
The kernel-mode driver 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2511, CVE-2015-2517, and CVE-2015-2518.
Key facts
- Published
- 9 Sep 2015
- Last changed
- 14 Aug 2026
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- KEV added
- 15 Mar 2022
- KEV fix due
- 5 Apr 2022
- Used in ransomware
- Yes, according to CISA
- EPSS
- 10.107% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 95.718% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 8.2CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
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Timeline
- 9 Sep 2015 Published
- 15 Mar 2022 CVE-2015-2546 added to CISA KEV
- 15 Mar 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue