Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Added to KEV
2022-05-25
Federal due date
2022-06-15
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows
EPSS
89.7th percentile (score 0.048, as of 2026-06-08)
NVD CVSS v3.1
Ransomware use
Unknown
Upstream
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6175

CISA short description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows contains a vulnerability that allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.

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.