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CVE-2015-2418

Race condition in Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) before 5.26 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted DLL, aka "MSRT Race Condition Vulnerability."

Published

2015-07-20T18:59:00.070

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-362

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	microsoft	malicious_software_removal_tool	≤ 5.25	Yes

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163755/Microsoft-Windows-Malicious-Software-Removal-Tool-Privilege-Escalation.html ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032901 ([email protected])
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/3074162 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163755/Microsoft-Windows-Malicious-Software-Removal-Tool-Privilege-Escalation.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032901 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/3074162 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)