Is CVE-2015-5287 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2015-5287 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added on August 26, 2026.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-5287?

CVE-2015-5287 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2015-5287

HIGH · CVSS 7.8CISA KEV: actively exploitedEPSS 5.0%EU EUVD: exploited

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-59
EPSS score: 5.0% (92th percentile)
In CISA KEV: Yes, added August 26, 2026
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2015-5264)
Published: December 7, 2015
NVD last modified: August 27, 2026
Status: Analyzed

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Added to the KEV catalog on August 26, 2026; federal remediation due September 9, 2026.

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2015-5264 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on August 27, 2026.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

oracle / linux
redhat / automatic bug reporting tool
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux hpc node
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux workstation

Certified products that may be affected

20 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Oracle Linux 7 NSS Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 4586 - historical
Oracle Linux 7 Libreswan Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 4266 - historical
Oracle Linux 7 OpenSSH Client Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 4206 - historical
Oracle Linux 7 OpenSSH Server Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 4176 - historical
Oracle Linux 7 Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK 6) Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 4169 - historical

See all 20 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154592/ABRT-sosreport-Privilege-Escalation.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/01/1(Exploit)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78137(Third Party Advisory)
https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-10147-chinese-speaking-adversary-integrates-agentic-ai-into-post-compromise-operations/(Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1266837(Exploit)
https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3c1b60cfa62d39e5fff5a53a5bc53dae189e740e(Patch)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-5287(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38832/(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

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

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