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CVE-2015-8617

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 23.87% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-01-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 23.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

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

GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2015-8617
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
23.87%

Original NVD Description

Format string vulnerability in the zend_throw_or_error function in Zend/zend_execute_API.c in PHP 7.x before 7.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a string that is misused as a class name, leading to incorrect error handling.