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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 11, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-0073

CVE-2015-0073

Description

The Windows Registry Virtualization feature in the kernel 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, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 does not properly restrict changes to virtual stores, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Registry Virtualization Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

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Affected products

13
  • Microsoft/Windows 7
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows 8
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows 8.1
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Rt 8.12 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2003
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 20083 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 20122 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)

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