---
id: "CVE-2015-6175"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2015-6175"]
title: "microsoft windows 10 1507: The kernel in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka\u2026"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.8
epss: 0.05325
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "Microsoft Windows", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "microsoft windows 10 1507", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["exploited", "infrastructure", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["no-local-untrusted-users", "patched-windows"]
published_at: "2015-12-09T11:59:56+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2015-6175", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-6175", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:13:45+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6175", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00"}]
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# microsoft windows 10 1507: The kernel in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka…

A flaw in the Windows kernel lets a local user who can run a crafted application gain higher privileges on the machine. CISA lists it as actively exploited in the wild.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Microsoft Windows affected ? fixed ?
- vendor:microsoft windows 10 1507 affected ? fixed ?

## Fix

Apply the Microsoft Windows updates for this CVE per vendor instructions; the sources do not name the specific patch or build.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2015-6175
- 2026-10-23T19:13:45+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-6175
- 2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6175

## From the sources

The kernel in Microsoft Windows contains a vulnerability that allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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