Detections
Analytics
CVE-2015-1702
high
Description
The Service Control Manager (SCM) 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 does not properly constrain impersonation levels, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Service Control Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
References
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-050