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CVE-2015-8220

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-8220 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the URI handler of SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control versions prior to 12.0 HotFix 1. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious command-line argument within a link. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it represents a high severity risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high FAUCET Risk Score of 97/100 and above-average EPSS, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 12.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:dameware_mini_remote_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.85%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0485 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

thwack.solarwinds.com / message/308973
PatchVendor Advisory
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-15-555