CVE-2015-4523 EXPLOIT
9.3
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 4.5% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Blue Coat Malware Analysis Appliance (MAA) before 4.2.5 and Malware Analyzer G2 allow remote attackers to bypass a virtual machine protection mechanism and consequently write to arbitrary files, cause a denial of service (host reboot or reset to factory defaults), or execute arbitrary code via vectors related to saving files during analysis.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 4.48% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-09-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| symantec | malware analysis appliance |
| symantec | malware analyzer g2 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Oracle VM VirtualBox 4.3.6 - 3D Acceleration Virtual Machine Escape (Metasploit) | 2014-08-14 |
References
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