CVE-2015-1769Mount 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 misha…
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CISA lists it as known exploited since May 25, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Jun 15, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.
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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."
- CVSS
- 6.6 MEDIUM (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV May 25, 2022; federal remediation due Jun 15, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 4.08% (percentile 91)
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
microsoft windows_10 microsoft:windows_10 | all versions | NVD |
microsoft windows_7 microsoft:windows_7 | all versions | NVD |
microsoft windows_8 microsoft:windows_8 | all versions | NVD |
microsoft windows_8.1 microsoft:windows_8.1 | all versions | NVD |
microsoft windows_rt microsoft:windows_rt | all versions | NVD |
microsoft windows_rt_8.1 microsoft:windows_rt_8.1 | all versions | NVD |
microsoft windows_server_2008 microsoft:windows_server_2008 | all versions; r2; r2 | NVD |
microsoft windows_server_2012 microsoft:windows_server_2012 | all versions; r2 | NVD |
microsoft windows_vista microsoft:windows_vista | all versions | NVD |
References
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2015/08/11/defending-against-cve-2015-1769-a-logical-issue-exploited-via-a-malicious-usb-stick.aspxx-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-085vendor-advisory, x-refsource-ms, patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033244vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, third-party-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1769us-government-resource
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