CVE-2015-2546: Microsoft Win32k Memory Corruption Vulnerability

High severity, CVSS 8.2. Actively exploited: in CISA KEV since 2022-03-15. EPSS: 10.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The kernel-mode driver 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2511, CVE-2015-2517, and CVE-2015-2518.

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows 10 1507: affected versions not specified
  • Microsoft Windows 7: affected versions not specified
  • Microsoft Windows 8: affected versions not specified
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1: affected versions not specified
  • Microsoft Windows Rt: affected versions not specified
  • Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1: affected versions not specified
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008: affected versions not specified; version r2 only
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012: affected versions not specified; version r2 only
  • Microsoft Windows Vista: affected versions not specified

Published 2015-09-09. Last modified 2026-08-14.