CVE-2015-0978

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in (1) EQATEC.Analytics.Monitor.Win32_vc100.dll and (2) EQATEC.Analytics.Monitor.Win32_vc100-x64.dll in Elipse E3 4.5.232 through 4.6.161 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2015-2264.

Published: 2015-03-14 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-0978 is rated Moderate Risk (41.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.51%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-0978

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.11% 0.51% +0.40%
2 2025-05-01 0.27% 0.11% -0.15%
3 2025-04-12 — 0.27% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-0978

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-0978

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2015-0978

Comment: <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html">CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-0978

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
elipse e3 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:elipse:e3:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elipse e3 4.6 cpe:2.3:a:elipse:e3:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-0978

URL Tags
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-069-04A Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
cvelogic Threat Intelligence