CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. It affects Microsoft, Windows.
CVE
CVE-2015-6171
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
3.26%
Microsoft Windows
Original NVD Description
The kernel 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 Gold and 1511 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Memory Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6173 and CVE-2015-6174.