Is CVE-2015-2387 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2015-2387 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added on March 3, 2022.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-2387?

CVE-2015-2387 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2015-2387

HIGH · CVSS 7.8CISA KEV: actively exploitedEPSS 34.9%EU EUVD: exploited

ATMFD.DLL in the Adobe Type Manager Font Driver in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "ATMFD.DLL Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-787
EPSS score: 34.9% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: Yes, added March 3, 2022
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2015-2480)
Published: July 14, 2015
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft ATM Font Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Added to the KEV catalog on March 3, 2022; federal remediation due March 24, 2022.

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2015-2480 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on October 21, 2025.

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 2003
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

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

Microsoft Windows 8 and Windows RT - Microsoft Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10620-2015 - archived
Windows 7 BitLocker™ Drive Encryption - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1332 - historical
Microsoft Windows 7 Kernel Mode Cryptographic Primitives Library (cng.sys) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1328 - historical
Microsoft Windows Vista Kernel Mode Security Support Provider Interface (ksecdd.sys) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1000 - historical
Microsoft Windows Vista Cryptographic Primitives Library (bcrypt.dll) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1001 - historical

See all 16 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75587(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032908(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA15-195A(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-077(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-2387(US Government Resource)

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

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