CVE-2015-0004

The User Profile Service (aka ProfSvc) in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges by conducting a junction attack to load another user's UsrClass.dat registry hive, aka MSRC ID 20674 or "Microsoft User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Rt, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012

Microsoft Windows 7

All versions

Microsoft Windows 8

All versions

Microsoft Windows 8.1

All versions

Microsoft Windows Rt

All versions

Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1

All versions

Microsoft Windows Server 2003

All versions

Fix

Available

CVSS 2.0

7.2 HIGH

EPSS

3.5% (88th percentile)

Weakness

CWE-264

NVD status

Modified

Published

2015-01-13