Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2015-2429 is a Windows sandbox bypass and elevation-of-privilege issue. A malicious crafted application could bypass application sandbox protections and perform unspecified registry actions. The public bundle does not show active exploitation or a CVSS score. Business risk is mainly legacy Windows exposure and weak control over untrusted application execution. Exposure is most likely on legacy Windows systems listed in the CVE that missed MS15-090 or equivalent superseding Microsoft security updates. Internet exposure is not indicated; the described path involves a crafted application running on an affected system. Treat this as a legacy Windows hygiene issue with moderate urgency. It is not flagged as actively exploited in the provided bundle, but vulnerable unsupported systems can weaken containment controls and increase damage from malicious applications. Mitigation focus: Apply Microsoft MS15-090 or superseding security updates on affected Windows systems.; Retire or isolate unsupported Windows versions that cannot receive reliable security updates.; Restrict execution of untrusted applications on legacy Windows hosts..
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- MS15-090CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
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