Is CVE-2015-6850 being actively exploited?

CVE-2015-6850 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-6850?

CVE-2015-6850 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.4 (HIGH).

CVE-2015-6850

HIGH · CVSS 8.4EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD

EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony 5.4 SP1 before P3 and 5.5 before Patch 1 has a default password for the root account, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a login session.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.4 (v3.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.5% (44th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2015-6786)
Published: December 28, 2015
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2015-6786 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

emc / vplex geosynchrony
emc / vplex geosynchrony

Certified products that may be affected

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

EMC VPLEX® v5.5 - EMC Corporation - Common Criteria 383-4-349 - archived

References

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

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