{"id":"CVE-2015-7966","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2015-7966","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:47:30.849Z","title":"SafeNet Authentication Service Windows Logon Agent uses a weak ACL for unspecified installation directories and executable modules, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying an executable module, a different vulnerability than…","description":"SafeNet Authentication Service Windows Logon Agent uses a weak ACL for unspecified installation directories and executable modules, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying an executable module, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7965.","published":"2018-03-02T22:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:33:27.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-264"],"affected":["gemalto/safenet authentication service windows logon agent"],"epss":{"score":0.00391,"percentile":0.33009,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://labs.nettitude.com/blog/cve-2015-7596-through-cve-2015-7598-cve-2015-7961-through-cve-2015-7967-safenet-authentication-service-agent-vulnerabilities/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://labs.nettitude.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/160125-1-Gemalto-IDSS-Security-Bulletin-SAS-Agents-Privilege-Escalation.pdf","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://safenet.gemalto.com/technical-support/security-updates/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://labs.nettitude.com/blog/cve-2015-7596-through-cve-2015-7598-cve-2015-7961-through-cve-2015-7967-safenet-authentication-service-agent-vulnerabilities/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://labs.nettitude.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/160125-1-Gemalto-IDSS-Security-Bulletin-SAS-Agents-Privilege-Escalation.pdf","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://safenet.gemalto.com/technical-support/security-updates/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7966","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}