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CVE-2015-4035

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-4035 describes a code execution vulnerability in xzgrep versions 5.2.x before 5.2.0 and before 5.0.0, affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Tukaani xz. The flaw lies in how scripts/xzgrep.in handles filenames containing semicolons, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code if a user runs xzgrep on a specially crafted filename. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a local attack vector and low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.999.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:tukaani:xz:*:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.99%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
58.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0099 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 16,994 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: xz
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: xz

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2015-4035Moderate

xzgrep: incorrect parsing of filenames containing a semicolon

May 18, 2015

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
seclists.org / oss-sec/2015/q2/484
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
git.tukaani.org
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/05/19/13
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory