CVE-2015-2202

Aruba AirWave before 7.7.14.2 and 8.x before 8.0.7 allows administrative users to escalate privileges to root on the underlying OS.

Published: 2023-09-05 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-2202 is rated Moderate Risk (45.2/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.66%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-2202

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 0.54% 0.66% +0.12%
2 2026-05-31 0.42% 0.54% +0.12%
3 2025-03-30 0.42%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-2202

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.2 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-2202

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-2202

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
arubanetworks airwave >= 7.0.0, < 7.7.14.2 cpe:2.3:a:arubanetworks:airwave:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp airwave >= 8.0.0.0, < 8.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:hp:airwave:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-2202

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