Windows Shell Impersonation Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE-2015-2465 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

The Windows shell in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 does not properly constrain impersonation levels, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Shell Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

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