pax 1:20140703 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in an archive.

published 2015-01-21 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-1336

cvss: 4.3; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.7%; EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
public exploits: 0; none known

Patch / fix

distros 1

pax Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:20160306-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1194

Exploit prediction

1.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

bugs.debian.org https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774716 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

bugs.debian.org /cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774716
exploit
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2015/01/18/3
mailing-list

Sources

CVE List CVE-2015-1194
NVD CVE-2015-1194

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary