CVE-2015-0853
svn-workbench 1.6.2 and earlier on a system with xeyes installed allows local users to execute...
svn-workbench 1.6.2 and earlier on a system with xeyes installed allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by using the "Command Shell" menu item while in the directory trunk/$(xeyes).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
svn-workbench 1.6.2 and earlier on a system with xeyes installed allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by using the "Command Shell" menu item while in the directory trunk/$(xeyes).
- Record
CVE-2015-0853- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
svn-workbench 1.6.2 and earlier on a system with xeyes installed allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by using the "Command Shell" menu item while in the directory trunk/$(xeyes).
- Record
CVE-2015-0853- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-0864 No score
svn-workbench 1.6.2 and earlier on a system with xeyes installed allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by using the "Command Shell" menu item while in the directory trunk/$(xeyes).
- Record
EUVD-2015-0864- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cqqg-cwr5-f995
svn-workbench 1.6.2 and earlier on a system with xeyes installed allows local users to execute...
svn-workbench 1.6.2 and earlier on a system with xeyes installed allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by using the "Command Shell" menu item while in the directory trunk/$(xeyes).
- Record
GHSA-cqqg-cwr5-f995- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-0853
svn-workbench 1.6.2 and earlier on a system with xeyes installed allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by using the "Command Shell" menu item while in the directory trunk/$(xeyes).
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0853- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-0853 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Pysvn Project Svn-workbench, published September 6, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.31%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
pysvn.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=202
bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/svn-workbench/+bug/1495268
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262928
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=798863
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/13/3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0853
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cqqg-cwr5-f995
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0853
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0853