CVE-2015-8285
The webssx.sys driver in QuickHeal 16.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 5.5%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
The webssx.sys driver in QuickHeal 16.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.47% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 19 February 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- quickheal/total security
- Source
- cret@cert.org
EPSS moved from 4.4% on 21 September 2026 to 5.5% on 26 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
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.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97996
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39475/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97996
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39475/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.