CVE-2015-1869

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The default event handling scripts in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allow local users to gain privileges as demonstrated by a symlink attack on a var_log_messages file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 14, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-1869: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix