CVE-2015-5287: Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Affects Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting ToolSource CISA KEV
No CVSS score published yet
- Exploitation
Actively exploited – in CISA KEV since 08/26/2026
- KEV deadline
- 09/09/2026
- EPSS
- 5.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 92% of CVEs
What to do
CISA required action
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
- github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3c1b60cfa62d39e5fff5a53a5bc53dae189e740e (opens in a new tab)
- cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk (opens in a new tab)
- cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk (opens in a new tab)
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5287 (opens in a new tab)
Description
Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow local users with certain permissions to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file with a predictable name. The impacted product(s) could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users are advised to discontinue use and/or transition to a supported version.
References
- github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3c1b60cfa62d39e5fff5a53a5bc53dae189e740e (opens in a new tab)
- cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk (opens in a new tab)
- cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk (opens in a new tab)
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5287 (opens in a new tab)
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search=CVE-2015-5287 (opens in a new tab)