CVE-2015-2996

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in SysAid Help Desk before 15.2 allow remote...

8.5 HighPublic exploit

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in SysAid Help Desk before 15.2 allow remote attackers to (1) read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the fileName parameter to getGfiUpgradeFile or (2) cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a .. (dot dot) in the fileName parameter to calculateRdsFileChecksum.

Exploit likelihood

86.5%Up 85.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.5

Record: CVE-2015-2996
CVSS 2.0: 8.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2015-2996
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-3078 No score

Record: EUVD-2015-3078
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2xhc-m333-xphj No score

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in SysAid Help Desk before 15.2 allow remote...

Record: GHSA-2xhc-m333-xphj
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

sysaid

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	SysAid Help Desk 14.4 - Multiple Vulnerabilities	2015-06-10
Metasploit	SysAid Help Desk Arbitrary File Download	2015-06-03
Metasploit	SysAid Help Desk Database Credentials Disclosure	2015-06-03
Nuclei	SysAid Help Desk <15.2 - Local File Inclusion

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD

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

In short

CVE-2015-2996 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Sysaid, published June 8, 2015. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 86.5%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.