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CVE-2015-5189

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.98%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2015-09-03 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9. It may be remotely exploitable. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.

CVE
CVE-2015-5189
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.9
EPSS
0.98%

Original NVD Description

Race condition in pcsd in PCS 0.9.139 and earlier uses a global variable to validate usernames, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by sending a command that is checked for security after another user is authenticated.