CVE-2015-5287

Exploitation

Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-08-26. Federal remediation due 2026-09-09.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

3.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 88.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-26.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2015-12-07 18:00Z10 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-27 03:56Z15 MIN AGO

Reserved

2015-07-01

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

f57d6ba2cea093cc732384f66759b9b292d97c5739b5f3c870b6c08a01755b3e

• rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:2505http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• www.exploit-db.com38832https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38832/exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20151201 CVE-2015-5273 + CVE-2015-5287, abrt local root in Centos/Fedora/RHELhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/01/1mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
• bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1266837x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.securityfocus.com78137http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78137vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• github.comhttps://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3c1b60cfa62d39e5fff5a53a5bc53dae189e740ex_refsource_CONFIRM
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154592/ABRT-sosreport-Privilege-Escalation.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• blog.talosintelligence.comhttps://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-10147-chinese-speaking-adversary-integrates-agentic-ai-into-post-compromise-operations/third-party-advisory
• www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-5287government-resource