CVE-2015-8220

Stack-based buffer overflow in the URI handler in DWRCC.exe in SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control before 12.0 HotFix 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted commandline argument in a link.

Published: 2015-11-17 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-8220 is rated Moderate Risk (56.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.85%, 91th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-8220

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 56.46% 4.85% -51.62%
2 2026-01-08 50.12% 56.46% +6.34%
3 2025-12-20 — 50.12% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-8220

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-8220

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-8220

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
solarwinds dameware_mini_remote_control <= 12.0 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:dameware_mini_remote_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-8220

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