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CVE-2015-3222

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-09-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

syscheck/seechanges.c in OSSEC 2.7 through 2.8.1 on NIX systems allows local users to execute arbitrary code as root.

Affected products

• Ossec: 2.7.0, 2.7.1, 2.8.0, 2.8.1

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132281/OSSEC-2.8.1-Local-Root-Escalation.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/11/1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75148
• https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/releases/tag/2.8.2
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132281/OSSEC-2.8.1-Local-Root-Escalation.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/11/1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75148
• https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/releases/tag/2.8.2

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