Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 11, 2015· Updated May 6, 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."
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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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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