CVE-2015-6175
Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- High 7.8
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 25 May 2022
Description
The kernel in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Memory Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Key facts
- Published
- 9 Dec 2015
- Last changed
- 21 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- KEV added
- 25 May 2022
- KEV fix due
- 15 Jun 2022
- EPSS
- 5.325% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 92.742% 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.
- 7.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/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 Dec 2015 Published
- 25 May 2022 CVE-2015-6175 added to CISA KEV
- 25 May 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue