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CVE-2015-5287: Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

What it is

Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow local users with certain permissions to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file with a predictable name. The impacted product(s) could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users are advised to discontinue use and/or transition to a supported version.

Added August 26, 2026Due September 9, 2026CISA KEV catalog 2026.10.01

Vendor
Red Hat
Product
Automatic Bug Reporting Tool
Added to KEV
August 26, 2026
CISA due date
September 9, 2026
Ransomware use
Unknown
Weakness
Not mapped by CISA

What CISA requires

Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Forensic triage

No

What to do now

  1. Find every instance of Automatic Bug Reporting Tool you run, including the forgotten ones, and check its version against the vendor advisory.
  2. Apply the vendor's fix or mitigation, before September 9, 2026 if you are bound by CISA's deadline, sooner if it faces the internet.
  3. Assume it was tried against you already: look for signs of exploitation from the date it was added, not from the day you patched.

References

CVE-2015-5287 in the National Vulnerability Database

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Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (public domain), catalog version 2026.10.01.