{"cveID":"CVE-2015-5287","vendorProject":"Red Hat","product":"Automatic Bug Reporting Tool","vulnerabilityName":"Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","dateAdded":"2026-08-26","shortDescription":"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.","requiredAction":"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.","dueDate":"2026-09-09","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"This vulnerability affects an open-source component, third-party library, protocol, or proprietary implementation that could be used by different products. For more information, please see: https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3c1b60cfa62d39e5fff5a53a5bc53dae189e740e ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5287","cwes":[],"year":2015,"state":"unmapped","stale_reasons":[],"mappings":[],"techniques":[],"mapping_types":[],"has_exploitation_technique":false,"mapping_attack_versions":[],"mapping_domains":[],"sigma_coverage":null,"sigma_rules_tagged_cve":[],"added_after_mapping_snapshot":true,"_source":"kevmap","_built":"2026-08-27 16:33 UTC","_attack_version":"19.2"}