CVE-2015-7600

Exp

Cisco VPN Client 5.x through 5.0.07.0440 uses weak permissions for vpnclient.ini, which allows local users to gain privileges by entering an arbitrary program name in the Command field of the ApplicationLauncher section.

Published: 2015-10-06 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-7600 is rated Exploit Available (58.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.54%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-7600

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-7600

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 0.07% 0.54% +0.47%
2 2025-06-21 0.34% 0.07% -0.27%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.34% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-7600

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-7600

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-7600

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco vpn_client 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco vpn_client 5.0.01 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:5.0.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco vpn_client 5.0.01.0600 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:5.0.01.0600:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco vpn_client 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco vpn_client 5.0.02.0090 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:5.0.02.0090:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco vpn_client 5.0.2.0090 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:5.0.2.0090:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco vpn_client 5.0.03.0530 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:5.0.03.0530:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco vpn_client 5.0.03.0560 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:5.0.03.0560:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco vpn_client 5.0.04.0300 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:5.0.04.0300:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco vpn_client 5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco vpn_client 5.0.05.0290 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:5.0.05.0290:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco vpn_client 5.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco vpn_client 5.0.06.0160 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:5.0.06.0160:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco vpn_client 5.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco vpn_client 5.0.7.0240 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:5.0.7.0240:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco vpn_client 5.0.7.0290 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:5.0.7.0290:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco vpn_client 5.0.07.0290 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:5.0.07.0290:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco vpn_client 5.0.07.0410 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:5.0.07.0410:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco vpn_client 5.0.07.0440 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:5.0.07.0440:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco vpn_client 5.0.7.0440 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:5.0.7.0440:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-7600

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