Microsoft Windows Mount Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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• cpe microsoft/windows 10version unspecified
• cpe microsoft/windows 7version unspecified
• cpe microsoft/windows 8version unspecified
• cpe microsoft/windows 8.1version unspecified
• cpe microsoft/windows rtversion unspecified
• cpe microsoft/windows rt 8.1version unspecified
• cpe microsoft/windows server 2008r2
• vendor Microsoft Windowsversion unspecified
• vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2015-1769

• Recommended remediation

  Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA due date Jun 15, 2022.

• Official advisories

  • CISA KEV · cisa.gov
  • CVE.org · cve.org
  • FIRST EPSS · first.org
  • NIST NVD · nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEV · vulncheck.com

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

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Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. Aug 14, 2015 · Catalog

   Detected

   Mount Manager 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 mishandles symlinks, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code by connecting a crafted USB device, aka "Mount Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

2. May 25, 2022 · CISA KEV

   Known exploited

   Apply updates per vendor instructions.

3. Jun 15, 2022 · CISA KEV

   Remediation due

   Apply updates per vendor instructions.

4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

   Updated

   Mount Manager 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 mishandles symlinks, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code by connecting a crafted USB device, aka "Mount Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Sources

• CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2015-1769

  A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when the Windows Mount Manager component improperly processes symbolic links.

  cisa.gov
• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2015-1769

  Mount Manager 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 mishandles symlinks, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2015-1769

  30-day exploitation probability 4.1%

  first.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2015-1769

  Mount Manager 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 mishandles symlinks, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary

  nvd.nist.gov
• VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2015-1769

  A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when the Windows Mount Manager component improperly processes symbolic links.

  vulncheck.com

References

• Vendor Advisory · blogs.technet.com
• Third Party Advisory · securitytracker.com
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · docs.google.com
• Patch · docs.microsoft.com
• CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
• US Government Resource · cisa.gov
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.