CVE-2015-6859

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-6859
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-01-05 11:59:05 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionHPE Network Switches with software 15.16.x and 15.17.x allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6860.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Hp J8692a All All All All
Hardware Hp J8693a All All All All
Hardware Hp J8697a All All All All
Hardware Hp J8698a All All All All
Hardware Hp J8699a All All All All
Hardware Hp J8700a All All All All
Hardware Hp J8715a All All All All
Hardware Hp J8715b All All All All
Hardware Hp J8992a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9091a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9263a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9264a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9265a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9310a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9311a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9447a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9448a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9451a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9452a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9470a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9471a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9472a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9473a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9475a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9532a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9533a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9539a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9540a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9573a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9574a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9575a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9576a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9584a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9585a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9586a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9587a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9588a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9638a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9639a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9640a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9641a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9642a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9643a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9821a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9822a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9823a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9824a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9825a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9826a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9850a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9851a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9866a All All All All
Hardware Hp J9868a All All All All
Operating System Hp Network Switch Software All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20566.www2.hpe.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
HP Network Switch Unspecified Flaws Let Local Users Bypass Security Restrictions and Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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