CVE-2015-5287

CRITICALNVD 7.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-08-26), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 5%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · Metasploit · Exploit-DB (verified) · public exploitExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
5%
EPSS %ILE
92%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

December 7, 2015

Last Modified

August 27, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated Aug 26, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: redhat, github_commit.
generic
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.html
generic

Packet Storm Security

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154592/ABRT-sosreport-Privilege-Escalation.html
generic🟡 PoC Available

RHEL 7.0/7.1 - 'abrt/sosreport' Local Privilege Escalation - Linux local Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38832/
github_commit Patch Available

commit 3c1b60cfa62d (abrt/abrt)

Patch available: abrt/abrt 2.14.5 (contains commit 3c1b60cfa62d)

https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3c1b60cfa62d39e5fff5a53a5bc53dae189e740e
redhat Patch Available

1266837 – (CVE-2015-5287) CVE-2015-5287 abrt: incorrect permissions on /var/spool/abrt

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1266837
generic

CVE-2015-5287 - PSIRT.COM

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78137
generic

oss-security - CVE-2015-5273 + CVE-2015-5287, abrt local root in Centos/Fedora/RHEL

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/01/1

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2015-5287(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatlibreport-0:2.1.11-31.el72015-11-23redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 91× in last 7d / 337× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 454 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-19 15:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-19 14:58 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-19 14:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-19 10:43 UTCVendor advisory
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  9. 2026-09-19 02:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-18 21:55 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-18 21:55 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-09-18 21:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-18 19:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-18 19:20 UTCCISA KEV update
  15. 2026-09-18 17:40 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-09-18 17:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-18 14:15 UTCCISA KEV update
  18. 2026-09-18 13:25 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-09-17 20:25 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-17 20:25 UTCVendor advisory
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  5. 2026-09-17 16:10 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-09-17 16:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  9. 2026-09-17 07:40 UTCVendor advisory
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  18. 2026-09-16 14:40 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-09-16 14:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-16 14:10 UTCCISA KEV update
  21. 2026-09-16 10:25 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-09-16 10:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-16 06:11 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-16 06:11 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-09-16 06:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-16 01:56 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-09-16 01:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-15 21:41 UTCVendor advisory
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  30. 2026-09-15 17:26 UTCVendor advisory
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  34. 2026-09-15 08:56 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-09-15 08:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-15 04:41 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-09-15 04:41 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-09-15 04:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-15 03:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-09-15 00:24 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-09-15 00:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-14 20:09 UTCVendor advisory
  43. 2026-09-14 20:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-09-14 19:24 UTCCISA KEV update
  45. 2026-09-14 15:54 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-09-14 15:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-14 11:39 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-09-14 11:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-09-14 07:25 UTCVendor advisory
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  52. 2026-09-14 03:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-09-13 22:55 UTCVendor advisory
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  55. 2026-09-13 18:41 UTCVendor advisory
  56. 2026-09-13 18:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-09-13 14:26 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-09-13 14:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-09-13 10:11 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-09-13 10:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-09-13 05:56 UTCVendor advisory
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  63. 2026-09-13 01:41 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-09-13 01:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-09-12 21:26 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-09-12 21:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-09-12 17:11 UTCEG score recompute
  68. 2026-09-12 17:11 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-09-12 17:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-09-12 14:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  71. 2026-09-12 12:56 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-09-12 12:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-09-12 08:41 UTCVendor advisory
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Publicly available exploits

(4 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (3 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-47421✓ verified
    First seen Sep 25, 2019

    ABRT - sosreport Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-38832✓ verified
    First seen Dec 1, 2015

    RHEL 7.0/7.1 - 'abrt/sosreport' Local Privilege Escalation

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-38835✓ verified
    First seen Dec 1, 2015

    abrt (Centos 7.1 / Fedora 22) - Local Privilege Escalation

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/linux/local/abrt_sosreport_priv_esc✓ verified
    First seen Nov 23, 2015

    ABRT sosreport Privilege Escalation

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2015-5287?
CVE-2015-5287 is a critical vulnerability published on December 7, 2015. 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.
When was CVE-2015-5287 disclosed?
CVE-2015-5287 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 7, 2015, with the most recent update on August 27, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2015-5287 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2015-5287 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on August 26, 2026, affecting Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-5287?
CVE-2015-5287 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2015-5287?
CVE-2015-5287 affects Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2015-5287?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2015-5287, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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