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CVE-2015-4234

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-4234 describes an improper OS configuration in Cisco NX-OS versions 6.0(2) and 6.2(2) on Nexus devices. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to achieve root access by providing unspecified input to the Python interpreter. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it represents a high-severity local attack with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.0\(2\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:6.0\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.2\(2\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:6.2\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
34.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0042 is in the 49th percentile among its peer group of 3,241 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

tools.cisco.com / security/center/viewAlert.x
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/75502
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1032765
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry