CVE-2015-0008

high
Published 2015-02-11 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
8.3
VIR risk
8.3

Description

The UNC implementation 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 include authentication from the server to the client, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by making crafted data available on a UNC share, as demonstrated by Group Policy data from a spoofed domain controller, aka "Group Policy Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secure@microsoft.com — https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-011

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secure@microsoft.com — http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2015/02/10/ms15-011-amp-ms15-014-hardening-group-policy.aspx

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
windows windows-affected
windows windowsr2affected

References

CWEs

CWE-284

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.