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CVE-2015-1697

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 17.6%EU EUVD

Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Journal file, aka "Windows Journal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-1675, CVE-2015-1695, CVE-2015-1696, CVE-2015-1698, and CVE-2015-1699.

Key facts

CVSS score
9.3 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-94
EPSS score
17.6% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2015-1827)
Published
May 13, 2015
NVD last modified
June 17, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2015-1827 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

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 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2012
  • microsoft / windows server 2012
  • microsoft / windows vista

Certified products that may be affected

15 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

See all 15 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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