critical Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2015-1635Windows HTTP.sys — Remote Code Execution in the Kernel

The Windows kernel driver that serves web requests mishandles a crafted range header, letting a remote attacker run code with kernel privileges before any application ever sees the request.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Apply Microsoft's security update on every affected Windows version, including servers where only the web stack is enabled.

Read the risk

THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
9.8/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
100%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
Low
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2015-04-14
Added to KEV
2022-02-10
Exploit published
Yes
Confidence
high
Kill chain
execution
MITRE ATT&CK
T1190, T1059
Severity
critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attacker needsNetwork access to a listening web service

Behind the card

5 REFERENCES
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

FieldsSourceRetrievedExtractorConfidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_atnvd.nist.gov2026-08-07scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_addedcisa.gov2026-08-07scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
epssapi.first.org2026-08-07scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisitesnvd.nist.gov2026-08-07claude-codehigh

Printing history

THE RECORD
  1. r1Initial base card

First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.

crds:cve-2015-1635 · CRDS 0.1 · Issued 2026-08-07