CVE-2015-5043 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium versions 8.2, 9.0, 9.1, 9.5, and 10.0, allowing local users to gain root access through unspecified key sequences. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is rated as high severity due to its low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the EPSS score is very low, indicating a low probability of exploitation in the wild, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) and no evidence of active exploitation or community discussion. Organizations should apply the relevant patches to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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