Exploited· due 2022-06-15
CVE-2015-1769
Microsoft Windows
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when the Windows Mount Manager component improperly processes symbolic links.
Exploitation status
- CISA has confirmed this is being exploited in the wild. That is an observation of real attacks, not a prediction.
- US federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it by 2022-06-15. That deadline does not bind private companies, but it is a reasonable benchmark for how urgently CISA views it.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA’s wording, unedited.
Scoring
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
Dates
- Published
- 2022-05-25
- Added to KEV
- 2022-05-25
- Remediation due
- 2022-06-15
- Sources
- CISA KEV