High 8.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Jun 10, 2015

CVE-2015-2360win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and R2 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 201…

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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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win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and R2 SP2, 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 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

CVSS: 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-416
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): 14.84% (percentile 97)
Assigned by: microsoft
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Oct 21, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

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_2003 microsoft:windows_server_2003	all versions; r2	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://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032525vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, broken-link, third-party-advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75025vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, broken-link, third-party-advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-061vendor-advisory, x-refsource-ms, patch
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-2360us-government-resource

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