CVE-2015-7931

The Java client in Adcon Telemetry A840 Telemetry Gateway Base Station does not authenticate the station device, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof devices and obtain sensitive information by reading cleartext packet data, related to the lack of SSL support.

Published: 2015-12-24 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-7931 is rated Moderate Risk (59.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.29%). EPSS rose +1.12% 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-2015-7931

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 0.17% 1.29% +1.12%
2 2025-03-30 0.27% 0.17% -0.10%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.27% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-7931

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.7 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/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:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
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:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.2 5.8 [email protected]
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-7931

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-7931

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adcon a840_telemetry_gateway_base_station_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:adcon:a840_telemetry_gateway_base_station_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-7931

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