CVE-2015-2440

Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0, 5.0, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted web site, aka "MSXML Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Published: 2015-08-14 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-2440 is rated Moderate Risk (56.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 18.59%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +5.96% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-2440

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 12.63% 18.59% +5.96%
2 2025-11-21 14.59% 12.63% -1.97%
3 2025-06-10 14.59%

Full EPSS history (24 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-2440

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-2440

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-2440

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft xml_core_services 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft xml_core_services 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft xml_core_services 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-2440

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