CVE-2015-5293

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager 3.6 and earlier gives valid SLAAC IPv6 addresses to interfaces when "boot protocol" is set to None, which might allow remote attackers to communicate with a system designated to be unreachable.

Published: 2017-08-24 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-5293 is rated Moderate Risk (52.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.88%). EPSS rose +1.60% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-5293

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 0.28% 1.88% +1.60%
2 2025-03-30 0.61% 0.28% -0.33%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.61% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-5293

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.9 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.2 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-5293

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-5293

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5293

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-5293

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redhat enterprise_virtualization_manager <= 3.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_virtualization_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-5293

URL Tags
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5293 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1267714 Issue Tracking VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence