CVE-2015-1865
fts.c in coreutils 8.4 allows local users to delete arbitrary files.
fts.c in coreutils 8.4 allows local users to delete arbitrary files.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List
fts.c in coreutils 8.4 allows local users to delete arbitrary files.
- Record
CVE-2015-1865- CVSS 3.1
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-367
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-1972
fts.c in coreutils 8.4 allows local users to delete arbitrary files.
- Record
EUVD-2015-1972- CVSS 3.1
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3x5m-g386-pxwq
fts.c in coreutils 8.4 allows local users to delete arbitrary files.
fts.c in coreutils 8.4 allows local users to delete arbitrary files.
- Record
GHSA-3x5m-g386-pxwq- CVSS 3.0
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-362, CWE-367
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
fts.c in coreutils 8.4 allows local users to delete arbitrary files.
- Record
CVE-2015-1865- CVSS 3.1
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-362, CWE-367
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
fts.c in coreutils 8.4 allows local users to delete arbitrary files.
- Record
CVE-2015-1865- CVSS 3.0
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-1865
fts.c in coreutils 8.4 allows local users to delete arbitrary files.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1865- CVSS 3.0
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-1865 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Gnu Coreutils, published September 20, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 17th percentile. Fixed in coreutils 8.13-1.