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CVE-2015-4642

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 6.00%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-05-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects Windows. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2015-4642
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
6.00%
Windows

Original NVD Description

The escapeshellarg function in ext/standard/exec.c in PHP before 5.4.42, 5.5.x before 5.5.26, and 5.6.x before 5.6.10 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted string to an application that accepts command-line arguments for a call to the PHP system function.