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CVE-2015-0016

High 7.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)

Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog

Name
Microsoft Windows TS WebProxy Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Added to catalog
Remediation due date (US federal)
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the TS WebProxy (aka TSWbPrxy) component in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted pathname in an executable file, as demonstrated by a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity, aka "Directory Traversal Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.8 (HIGH) Score source: NVD CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — exploit probability
76% (percentile: 100) as of 1 November 2026
CWE
CWE-22

Affected products

microsoft: windows 7; microsoft: windows 8; microsoft: windows 8.1; microsoft: windows rt; microsoft: windows rt 8.1; microsoft: windows server 2008; microsoft: windows server 2012; microsoft: windows vista

References