Status: KEV
| Advisory ID: CVE-2015-5287
Key Details
| CVE | CVE-2015-5287 |
| Vulnerability Name | Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Privilege Escalation Vulnerability |
| CVSS Score / Version | 7.8 (High) / CVSS v3.1 |
| Updated | 2026-09-22 |
| CVSS Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CVSS Prose | attack vector is local; attack complexity is low; privileges required is low; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is high. |
| Affected products | see table below |
| Exploitation status | Listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, indicating confirmed active exploitation. |
| KEV listing | Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2026-08-26. |
| Exploitation prediction (EPSS) | 4.96% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (92% percentile) -- FIRST.org's EPSS model. |
| Federal remediation deadline | 2026-09-09 (CISA KEV, Binding Operational Directive). |
Affected Products, Subsystems & Sectors
| Subsystems | EWS Workstation Delivery/Virtualization |
| Sectors | All Sectors |
What to Know
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.
What to Do
Monitor Red Hat - duplicate, Red Hat, and Oracle's web pages for any future patch releases.
References
KEV Required Action