CVE-2015-8325

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.6%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

The do_setup_env function in session.c in sshd in OpenSSH through 7.2p2, when the UseLogin feature is enabled and PAM is configured to read .pam_environment files in user home directories, allows local users to gain privileges by triggering a crafted environment for the /bin/login program, as demonstrated by an LD_PRELOAD environment variable.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
35
EG Risk 35/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
EPSS PROB
0.6%
EPSS %ILE
47th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

May 1, 2016

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Oct 5, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
generic

CVE-2015-8325

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8325
generic

CVE-2015-8325 | Ubuntu

https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-8325.html
generic
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
redhatMentions a patch (unverified)

1328012 – (CVE-2015-8325) CVE-2015-8325 openssh: privilege escalation via user's PAM environment and UseLogin=yes

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7, configurations with UseLogin=yes do not work without setting SELinux to permissive mode or d

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1328012
generic

CVE-2015-8325 - PSIRT.COM

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86187
generic

[SECURITY] [DSA 3550-1] openssh security update

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3550
generic
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0641.html
generic
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2588.html

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2015-8325(3)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(3)

Vendor / EcosystemFix (by version range) / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntussh-krb5 (1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.7) @ trusty2026-05-22ubuntu
redhatopenssh-0:5.3p1-122.el62017-03-21redhat
redhatopenssh-0:6.6.1p1-31.el72016-11-03redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(7 across 7 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.2(1)
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openssh—
  • every version up to 6.8_p1-r10: fixed in 6.8_p1-r10
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Debian:11(1)
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openssh—
  • every version up to 1:7.2p2-3: fixed in 1:7.2p2-3
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Debian:12(1)
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openssh—
  • every version up to 1:7.2p2-3: fixed in 1:7.2p2-3
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Debian:13(1)
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openssh—
  • every version up to 1:7.2p2-3: fixed in 1:7.2p2-3
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Debian:14(1)
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openssh—
  • every version up to 1:7.2p2-3: fixed in 1:7.2p2-3
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Debian:7(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
openssh1:6.0p1-4, 1:6.0p1-4+deb7u1, 1:6.0p1-4+deb7u2, 1:6.0p1-4+deb7u3
  • every version up to 1:6.0p1-4+deb7u4: fixed in 1:6.0p1-4+deb7u4
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Debian:8(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
openssh1:6.7p1-5, 1:6.7p1-5+deb8u1
  • every version up to 1:6.7p1-5+deb8u2: fixed in 1:6.7p1-5+deb8u2
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Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(1)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2015-8325?
CVE-2015-8325 is a high vulnerability published on May 1, 2016. The dosetupenv function in session.c in sshd in OpenSSH through 7.2p2, when the UseLogin feature is enabled and PAM is configured to read .pamenvironment files in user home directories, allows local users to gain privileges by triggering a crafted environment for the /bin/login program, as…
When was CVE-2015-8325 disclosed?
CVE-2015-8325 was first published on May 1, 2016, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2015-8325 actively exploited?
CVE-2015-8325 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (47th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-8325?
CVE-2015-8325 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2015-8325?
A fix for CVE-2015-8325 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2015-8325 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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