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CVE-2015-1197

LOW · CVSS 1.9 EPSS 2.91% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2015-02-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 1.9. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
packetstormsecurity.com ↗

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CVE
CVE-2015-1197
Severity
LOW
CVSS
1.9
EPSS
2.91%

Original NVD Description

cpio 2.11, when using the --no-absolute-filenames option, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an archive.