CVE-2015-5287
Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
IN CISA KEV
The abrt-hook-ccpp help program in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) before 2.7.1 allows local users with certain permissions to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file with a predictable name, as demonstrated by /var/tmp/abrt/abrt-hax-coredump or /var/spool/abrt/abrt-hax-coredump.
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Automatic Bug Reporting Tool
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 (high), scored by NVD (primary)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 (high), scored by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-59
- Published
- 2015-12-07
- NVD modified
- 2026-08-27
- NVD status
- Analyzed
CISA KEV
- Date added
- 2026-08-26
- Due date
- 2026-09-09
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- 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.
EPSS
5.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (percentile 92nd)
FIRST EPSS, updated 17 Oct 2026. About EPSS
CVSS is severity, EPSS is likelihood, KEV means already exploited. EPSS is a statistical probability, not a certainty: a low score does not make a bug safe, and a high one does not prove it is being exploited.
References
- packetstormsecurity.com (Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com (Vendor Advisory)
- www.oracle.com (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com (Patch)
- www.exploit-db.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com (Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com (Vendor Advisory)
- www.oracle.com (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com (Patch)
- www.exploit-db.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Data last updated 18 Oct 2026. Sources: NVD API 2.0, CISA KEV catalog, FIRST EPSS. Links: NVD, CISA KEV. Metadata only. ThreatWire does not host exploit code.