CVE-2015-8557

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

6.66% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 93.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

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

2016-01-08 20:00Z10 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 08:20Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2015-12-14

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base
• CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')Class

Data version

5.1

Document digest

5db163c260de2f51b38b11820a3ee5ab5a45dc85617dc0f4a1091560ee694e9c

• www.ubuntu.comUSN-2862-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2862-1vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133823/Pygments-FontManager._get_nix_font_path-Shell-Injection.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20151214 CVE request: Shell Injection in Pygments FontManager._get_nix_font_pathhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/6mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20151214 Re: CVE request: Shell Injection in Pygments FontManager._get_nix_font_pathhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/17mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• seclists.org20151001 Shell Injection in Pygments FontManager._get_nix_font_pathhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/4mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
• www.debian.orgDSA-3445http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3445vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
• www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
• security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201612-05https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-05vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
• bitbucket.orghttps://bitbucket.org/birkenfeld/pygments-main/pull-requests/501/fix-shell-injection-in/diffx_refsource_MISC