CVE-2015-5287: Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool

What is CVE-2015-5287?

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.

CVSS7.8 NVD 3.1

SeverityHIGH

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS5% · P92

Triage statusActive Exploit

ActionPatch immediately

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWECWE-59

NVD published2015-12-07

NVD last modified2026-08-27

Timeline

2015-12-07Published to the U.S. National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
2026-08-26Added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog
2026-08-27NVD record last updated
2026-09-09CISA federal remediation deadline (BOD 22-01)

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Added to KEV2026-08-26

Federal patch deadline2026-09-09

Known ransomware useUnknown

Affected product

Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool

NVD also lists CPE entries for: Redhat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References

Referenced in our briefings & reports

Vulnerability Priority Report – Week 1 of September 2026 (September 7 – 13)
Vulnerability Priority Report – Week 5 of August 2026 (August 31 – September 6)
Vulnerability Priority Report – Week 4 of August 2026 (August 24 – 30)

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