# CVE-2015-6175: The kernel in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Memory Elevatio

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), NVD
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2022-05-25, remediation due 2022-06-15
- Exposure: Actively exploited
- Fixed in: Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems [2] (3116869)
- Published: 2015-12-09 · Updated: 2025-10-21

## Summary

Microsoft Windows 10 Gold is affected by this vulnerability in its kernel, the core component of the operating system. A local user who runs a specially crafted application can gain elevated privileges on the system.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Memory Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, upgrade to a fixed version (Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems [2] (3116869)) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### What does this mean?

A local user could craft an application that gains elevated privileges through a flaw in the Windows kernel. The advisory says an attacker could run arbitrary code in kernel mode, then install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create accounts with full user rights.

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-135

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

The description names Microsoft Windows 10 Gold. To check a system, look at its Windows 10 version and build, which you can see by running winver. The checked facts do not list specific affected version ranges.

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-135

### What should I do about it?

The listed fix is the update for Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems, identified as 3116869. No workaround is listed in the checked facts.

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-135

### Is it being exploited?

Yes. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-05-25, which means it has evidence of attacks. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog, https://cve.now/CVE-2015-6175

## Related

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## References

- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-135
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034334

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