CVE-2015-2480: Microsoft .NET Framework

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 14.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The RyuJIT compiler in Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 produces incorrect code during an attempt at optimization, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .NET application, aka "RyuJIT Optimization Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2479 and CVE-2015-2481.

Affected products

• Microsoft .NET Framework: version 4.6 only

Published 2015-08-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.