Is CVE-2015-1515 being actively exploited?

CVE-2015-1515 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-1515?

CVE-2015-1515 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2015-1515

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 1.0%EU EUVD

The dwall.sys driver in SoftSphere DefenseWall Personal Firewall 3.24 allows local users to write data to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted 0x00222000, 0x00222004, 0x00222008, 0x0022200c, or 0x00222010 IOCTL call.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.2 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 1.0% (64th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2015-1649)
Published: February 19, 2015
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2015-1649 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

softsphere / defensewall personal firewall

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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