The (1) IsVolumeAccessibleByCurrentUser and (2) MountDevice methods in Ntdriver.c in…
Priority LOW 35CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
The (1) IsVolumeAccessibleByCurrentUser and (2) MountDevice methods in Ntdriver.c in TrueCrypt 7.0, VeraCrypt before 1.15, and CipherShed, when running on Windows, do not check the impersonation level of impersonation tokens, which allows local users to impersonate a user at SecurityIdentify level and gain access to other users' mounted encrypted volumes.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00583 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ciphershed:ciphershed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.7.5.0 | Vulnerable | Ciphershed |
| cpe:2.3:a:idrix:veracrypt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.14 | Vulnerable | IDRIX |
| cpe:2.3:a:truecrypt:truecrypt:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Truecrypt |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:ciphershed:ciphershed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.7.5.0 Vulnerable ·Ciphershed
- cpe:2.3:a:idrix:veracrypt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.14 Vulnerable ·IDRIX
- cpe:2.3:a:truecrypt:truecrypt:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Truecrypt
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-7359
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jxfm-p7rh-34g6
References
Advisory 5
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=537
- https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=Release%20Notes
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133877/Truecrypt-7-Privilege-Escalation.html
- [oss-security] 20150924 Re: CVE Request - TrueCrypt 7.1a and VeraCrypt 1.14 Local Elevation of Privilege
- [oss-security] 20150922 CVE Request - TrueCrypt 7.1a and VeraCrypt 1.14 Local Elevation of Privilege
Sources
- CVE-2015-7359 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-7359 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jxfm-p7rh-34g6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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