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CVE-2015-1197: cpio 2.11; +1 more affected products
CVE-2015-1197. CVSS 2.0 base score 1.9 (LOW, NVD). EPSS 0.02906 (percentile 0.86638), scored 13-Oct-2026.
Affected technology
cpio · 2.11
gnu
n/a · n/a
Vendor not specified by the source
Component: Not specified by the source
Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 2.0): Local
What an attacker can do
The source says 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. NVD’s CVSS 2.0 assessment (base score 1.9/10) rates confidentiality and availability impact as none; integrity impact as partial.
- CCR priority
- 8.3 /100 (P5)
- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 /10 · CVSS:2.0/AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N · NVD
- EPSS
- 0.02906 · percentile 0.86638 · 2026-10-13
- KEV
- no
Provenance
- NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-15 01:07:31.726917+00:00 UTC
Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2015-1197.html