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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-0779

Directory traversal vulnerability in UploadServlet in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) 10 and 11 before 11.3.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted directory name in the uid parameter, in conjunction with a WAR…

EXPLOIT ×2 ✓HIGH 10.0EPSS 74.4%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 74.4%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in UploadServlet in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) 10 and 11 before 11.3.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted directory name in the uid parameter, in conjunction with a WAR filename in the filename parameter and WAR content in the POST data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-5323 and CVE-2010-5324.

CVSS 2.0
10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
74.37% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 8 April 2015
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Affected
novell/zenworks configuration management
Source
security@opentext.com
EPSS trend
0%38%75%4 November 2026: 74.37%4 November 20264 November 2026

EPSS 74.4% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (2)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-36964source ↗Novell ZENworks Configuration Management - Arbitrary File Upload (Metasploit)java · Metasploitremote8 May 2015yes
EDB-36678source ↗Novell ZENworks Configuration Management 11.3.1 - Remote Code Executionjsp · Pedro Ribeirowebapps8 April 2015yes

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.