CVE-2015-2423Microsoft 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, Windows 10, Excel 2007 SP3, PowerPoin…
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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, Windows 10, Excel 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Visio 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Excel 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Visio 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, Visio 2013 SP1, Word 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1, Visio 2013 RT SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, and Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allow remote attackers to gain privileges and obtain sensitive information via a crafted command-line parameter to an Office application or Notepad, as demonstrated by a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity, aka "Unsafe Command Line Parameter Passing Vulnerability."
- CVSS
- 4.3 MEDIUM (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 14, 2026
Affected products
microsoft excel microsoft:excel | 2007; 2010; 2013; 2013 | NVD |
microsoft office microsoft:office | 2010 | NVD |
microsoft powerpoint microsoft:powerpoint | 2007; 2010; 2013; 2013 | NVD |
microsoft visio microsoft:visio | 2007; 2010; 2013; 2013; 2016 | NVD |
microsoft word microsoft:word | 2007; 2010; 2013; 2013; 2016 | NVD |
microsoft internet_explorer microsoft:internet_explorer | 7; 8; 9; 10; 11 | NVD |
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
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-081vendor-advisory, x-refsource-ms, patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033237vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, third-party-advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-088vendor-advisory, x-refsource-ms, patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033248vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, third-party-advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-079vendor-advisory, x-refsource-ms, patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033239vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, third-party-advisory
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