CVE-2015-0008

Exp

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."

Published: 2015-02-10 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-0008 is rated High Exploit Risk (87.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 28.58%, 98th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +18.38% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-0008

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
47558 exploit_db edb 2019-10-29 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-0008

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 10.20% 28.58% +18.38%
2 2026-05-10 9.04% 10.20% +1.16%
3 2026-02-17 — 9.04% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-0008

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:A)
Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 6.5 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-0008

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-0008

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_rt_8.1 — 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_2008 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_server_2012 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2012 r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_vista — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-0008

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