CVE-2015-9278

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—

9.8

MailEnable before 8.60 allows Privilege Escalation because admin accounts could be created as a consequence of %0A mishandling in AUTH.TAB after a password-change request.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 47.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

January 16, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (6)

cve@mitrehttps://web.archive.org/web/20150329173628/http://www.mailenable.com/Standard-ReleaseNotes.txt
cve@mitrehttps://www.nccgroup.trust/globalassets/our-research/uk/technical-advisories/2015/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-mailenable.pdf
cve@mitrehttps://www.nccgroup.trust/uk/our-research/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-mailenable/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://web.archive.org/web/20150329173628/http://www.mailenable.com/Standard-ReleaseNotes.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.nccgroup.trust/globalassets/our-research/uk/technical-advisories/2015/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-mailenable.pdf
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.nccgroup.trust/uk/our-research/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-mailenable/

Weakness Classification(1)

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

CWE-255

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 23:20 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-27 23:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-05-27 13:38 UTCepss_batch
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2026-05-26 07:16 UTCepss_batch
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2026-05-24 16:43 UTCepss_batch

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2015-9278?

CVE-2015-9278 is a critical vulnerability published on January 16, 2019. MailEnable before 8.60 allows Privilege Escalation because admin accounts could be created as a consequence of %0A mishandling in AUTH.TAB after a password-change request.

When was CVE-2015-9278 disclosed?

CVE-2015-9278 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 16, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2015-9278 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-9278 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 47.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-9278?

CVE-2015-9278 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2015-9278?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2015-9278, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2015-9278

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