CVE-2015-8851

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited 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

2.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 82.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-07.

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

2020-01-30 20:43Z6 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-10-07 20:07Z21 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2016-04-13

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-331Insufficient EntropyBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

ec9f9316b711557b2c41cb637f026e928a95ceee20cc86c4efe7392240b03325

• github.comhttps://github.com/broofa/node-uuid/commit/672f3834ed02c798aa021c618d0a5666c8da000dx_refsource_CONFIRM
• nodesecurity.iohttps://nodesecurity.io/advisories/93x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/13/8x_refsource_MISC
• bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1327056x_refsource_MISC