CVE-2015-7359 describes a critical vulnerability in TrueCrypt 7.0, VeraCrypt before 1.15, and CipherShed on Windows. The flaw in the IsVolumeAccessibleByCurrentUser and MountDevice methods allows a local attacker to bypass impersonation level checks, gaining SecurityIdentify level access to other users' mounted encrypted volumes. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness of its potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.7.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ciphershed:ciphershed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:idrix:veracrypt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:truecrypt:truecrypt:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.