{
    "id": "CVE-2015-5287",
    "published": "2015-12-07 18:59:02",
    "last_modified": "2026-08-27 04:16:38",
    "cvss_score": "7.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-59",
    "description": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.04962",
    "epss_percentile": "0.91881",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2026-09-09",
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:20:12",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2026-09-09."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "oracle",
            "product": "linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "automatic_bug_reporting_tool"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_desktop"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_hpc_node"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_server"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_workstation"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2015-5287",
        "date_added": "2026-08-26",
        "due_date": "2026-09-09",
        "vendor": "Red Hat",
        "product": "Automatic Bug Reporting Tool",
        "name": "Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Privilege Escalation Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 0
    },
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "47421",
            "title": "ABRT - sosreport Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2019-09-25",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47421"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "38832",
            "title": "RHEL 7.0/7.1 - 'abrt/sosreport' Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2015-12-01",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38832"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "38835",
            "title": "abrt (Centos 7.1 / Fedora 22) - Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2015-12-01",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38835"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154592/ABRT-sosreport-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.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://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3c1b60cfa62d39e5fff5a53a5bc53dae189e740e",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38832/",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154592/ABRT-sosreport-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.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://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3c1b60cfa62d39e5fff5a53a5bc53dae189e740e",
        "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"
    ]
}