Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation (CVE-2015-0059)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0147
Date Published:	10 Feb 2015
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Thursday 26 June, 2025
Source:	Microsoft MS15-010
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-0059
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows 8 x86 (32-bit) Microsoft Windows 8.1 x86 (32-bit) Microsoft Windows RT Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Datacenter Edition on Itanium Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Datacenter Edition on x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 DataCenter Edition
Vulnerability Description	A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the affected system.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS15-010

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation (CVE-2015-0059) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation (CVE-2015-0059)