Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 11, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-0096
CVE-2015-0096
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, leading to DLL loading during Windows Explorer access to the icon of a crafted shortcut, aka "DLL Planting Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
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Affected products
20cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: Gold, 8.1
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: SP2
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:*+ 3 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:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: SP2, R2 SP1
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: Gold, R2
- Range: SP2
Patches
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References
3- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-020nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72894nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031890nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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