HIGH
EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony 5.4 SP1 before P3 and 5.5 before Patch 1 has a default password for the root account, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a login session
Published Dec 28, 2015
8.4
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.54%
Description
EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony 5.4 SP1 before P3 and 5.5 before Patch 1 has a default password for the root account, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a login session.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 5.4
- 5.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.4 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.54% 0.00539
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00539
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.54% (0.00539) | 43.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.54% (0.00539) | 40.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00150) | 33.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00087) | 38.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00087) | 37.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00087) | 35.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135041/EMC-VPLEX-Undocumented-Account.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2015/Dec/129 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79664 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034526 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135041/EMC-VPLEX-Undocumented-Account.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2015/Dec/129 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79664 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034526 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner dell
Published Dec 28, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 10, 2015
Link CVE-2015-6850
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a