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CVE-2015-6861

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-01-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

HPE Helion Eucalyptus 3.4.0 through 4.2.0 allows remote authenticated users to bypass an intended AssumeRole permission requirement and assume an IAM role by leveraging a policy setting for a user's account.

Affected products

• Hewlett Packard Enterprise Helion Eucalyptus: 3.4.0, 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.3, 4.0.0, 4.0.1 (+5)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79650
• https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04926482
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79650
• https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04926482

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