CVE-2015-4035

scripts/xzgrep.in in xzgrep 5.2.x before 5.2.0, before 5.0.0 does not properly process file names...

7.8 High

scripts/xzgrep.in in xzgrep 5.2.x before 5.2.0, before 5.0.0 does not properly process file names containing semicolons, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by having a user run xzgrep on a crafted file name.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.99%Down 3.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2015-4035
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2015-4035
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-4063 No score

Record: EUVD-2015-4063
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mf33-8p24-6h53 7.8

scripts/xzgrep.in in xzgrep 5.2.x before 5.2.0, before 5.0.0 does not properly process file names...

Record: GHSA-mf33-8p24-6h53
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBELL-CVE-2015-4035 7.8

CVE-2015-4035 does not affect BellSoft software

Record: BELL-CVE-2015-4035
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

tukaani xz

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-4035 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Tukaani Xz, published July 25, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.99%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.