Home / bulletins MS15-050 - Important: Vulnerability in Service Control Manager Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3055642) - Version: 1.0
Posted on 13 May 2015
ImportantSeverity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (May 12, 2015): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Windows Service Control Manager (SCM), which is caused when SCM improperly verifies impersonation levels. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker can first log on to the system and then run a specially crafted application designed to increase privileges.
