CVE-2015-5287· red hat / automatic bug reporting tool
Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild. Listed by CISA on 2026-08-26; known to be used by ransomware.
5%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days
92%of all CVEs are less likely
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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.
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