What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-7709?

CVE-2015-7709 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (Critical). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS exploitation probability: 88.4%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2015-7709?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2015-7709. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 88.4%.

Western Digital Arkeia CVE-2015-7709

CRITICAL

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)

2015-10-05 cve@mitre.org

Privilege Escalation Western Digital Arkeia

10.0

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

10.0 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 05, 2015 - 15:59 cve.org

CRITICAL 10.0

DescriptionCVE.org

AnalysisAI

The arkeiad daemon in the Arkeia Backup Agent in Western Digital Arkeia 11.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands via a series of crafted. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 88.4%.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. The arkeiad daemon in the Arkeia Backup Agent in Western Digital Arkeia 11.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands via a series of crafted requests involving the ARKFS_EXEC_CMD operation. Affected products include: Arkeia Western Digital Arkeia.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.