Red Hat · Automatic Bug Reporting Tool
CVE-2015-5287
Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CISA KEV record
- CISA date added
- 2026-08-26
- CISA due date
- 2026-09-09
- Known ransomware use
- Unknown
NVD risk context
7.8 HIGH
CVSS is a technical severity score. CISA’s KEV status remains the evidence that this vulnerability is known to be exploited.
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.
NVD reference index
Vendor and remediation references
NVD has tagged these sources as vendor advisories, patches, mitigations, or release notes.
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.html ↗
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3c1b60cfa62d39e5fff5a53a5bc53dae189e740e ↗
Other NVD references (8)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154592/ABRT-sosreport-Privilege-Escalation.html ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/01/1 ↗
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78137 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1266837 ↗
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38832/ ↗
- https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-10147-chinese-speaking-adversary-integrates-agentic-ai-into-post-compromise-operations/ ↗
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-5287 ↗
MITRE CWE context
CWE classification
CISA has not listed a CWE classification for this entry.
NVD record timing
NVD record timeline
These dates describe NVD’s record, not CISA’s KEV addition or remediation due date.
- NVD published
- Dec 07, 2015, 06:59 PM UTC When NVD first published this CVE record.
- NVD last updated
- Aug 27, 2026, 04:16 AM UTC When NVD last changed its analysis or record data.
Advanced: view the technical CVSS vector
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA 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
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3c1b60cfa62d39e5fff5a53a5bc53dae189e740e
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
- 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