May 25, 2022 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2015-1769 — Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows Mount Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2022-05-25- Federal due date
2022-06-15- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- EPSS
- 98.2th percentile (score 0.574, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1769
CISA short description
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when the Windows Mount Manager component improperly processes symbolic links.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.