{"id":"CVE-2015-8325","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2015-8325","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:47:24.222Z","title":"The do_setup_env function in session.c in sshd in OpenSSH through 7.2p2, when the UseLogin feature is enabled and PAM is configured to read .pam_environment files in user home directories, allows local users to gain privileges by triggering a crafted…","description":"The do_setup_env function in session.c in sshd in OpenSSH through 7.2p2, when the UseLogin feature is enabled and PAM is configured to read .pam_environment files in user home directories, allows local users to gain privileges by triggering a crafted environment for the /bin/login program, as demonstrated by an LD_PRELOAD environment variable.","published":"2016-05-01T01:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:34:19.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-264","CWE-1262"],"affected":["debian/debian linux","openbsd/openssh","canonical/ubuntu core","canonical/ubuntu linux","canonical/ubuntu touch"],"epss":{"score":0.00602,"percentile":0.48517,"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 (0.60%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2588.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0641.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3550","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86187","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036487","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://anongit.mindrot.org/openssh.git/commit/?id=85bdcd7c92fe7ff133bbc4e10a65c91810f88755","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1328012","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-8325.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8325","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-18","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180628-0001/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2588.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0641.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3550","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86187","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036487","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://anongit.mindrot.org/openssh.git/commit/?id=85bdcd7c92fe7ff133bbc4e10a65c91810f88755","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1328012","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-8325.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8325","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-18","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180628-0001/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8325","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."}