CVE-2015-7709 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 79% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The arkeiad daemon in the Arkeia Backup Agent in Western Digital Arkeia 11.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands via a series of crafted requests involving the ARKFS_EXEC_CMD operation.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 78.97% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-10-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| arkeia | western digital arkeia |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Western Digital Arkeia < 11.0.12 - Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2015-07-13 |
References
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/misc/arkeia_agent_exec
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132660/Western-Digital-Arkeia-11.0.13-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37600/
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/misc/arkeia_agent_exec
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132660/Western-Digital-Arkeia-11.0.13-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37600/
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