Windows Impersonation Level Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE-2015-2524 · HIGH Severity

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

Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 do not properly constrain impersonation levels, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Task Management Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2528.

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