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Monday, October 5, 2026
Data as of 09:42 UTC

Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Added to KEV
2022-05-25
Federal due date
2022-06-15
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Win32k
EPSS
96.6th percentile (score 0.148, as of 2026-10-04)
NVD CVSS v3.1
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Ransomware use
Unknown
Upstream
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2360

CISA short description

Win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows allows local users to gain privileges or cause denial-of-service (DoS).

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

EPSS percentile is the FIRST.org exploit-probability ranking as of the date noted above; it moves daily. CVSS reflects NVD's analysis at time of publication.