CVE•Published 2017-02-07•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2015-7599Windriver · Vxworks
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Integer overflow in the _authenticate function in svc_auth.c in Wind River VxWorks 5.5 through 6.9.4.1, when the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) protocol is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a username and password.
Timeline
Published 2017-02-07
Modified 2026-05-13
External references
Search for exposed instances
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Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2015-7599Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · OS
os:"Vxworks"Hosts Shodan identified as running Vxworks.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2015-7599Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2015-7599Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2015-7599Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2015-7599GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2015-7599" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2015-7599 on GitHub.