CVE-2015-1865
fts.c in coreutils 8.4 allows local users to delete arbitrary files.
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.
- Severity
- 4.7 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.26%EPSS, 17th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
8.13-1coreutils +2 more
Description
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
Affected products
Affected packages
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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.