CVE-2015-5287 — Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Kurzinfo

Metadaten

  • Original (extern): Link oeffnen
  • Veroeffentlicht: 2026-08-26 00:00 UTC
  • Importiert: 2026-10-20 22:46 UTC
  • CVSS: 7.8
  • Quelle-ID: cisa_kev
  • uid_hash: 281180f106d8d30b3dc80dc535f90413fcee9a609d4c9e277baf672145ba1d51

Inhalt

Vendor / Project: Red Hat Product: Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Description: Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow local users with certain permissions to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file with a predictable name. The impacted product(s) could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users are advised to discontinue use and/or transition to a supported version. Required Action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines. Due Date: 2026-09-09 Ransomware Campaign Use: Unknown Notes: This vulnerability affects an open-source component, third-party library, protocol, or proprietary implementation that could be used by different products. For more information, please see: https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3c1b60cfa62d39e5fff5a53a5bc53dae189e740e ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5287

Verknuepfte CVEs

CVE-ID Severity (Quelle) CVSS (Quelle) Severity (CVE.org) CVSS (CVE.org) EPSS EPSS-Pctl Veroeffentlicht (CVE.org)

CVE-2015-5287

HIGH

7.8

HIGH

7.8

2015-12-07

Quellen-Details

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CISA – Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)

cisa_kev

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