Is CVE-2015-1197 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2015-1197 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2015-1197?

CVE-2015-1197 has a CVSS v2 base score of 1.9 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2015-1197?

CVE-2015-1197 has an EPSS score of 2.91% (85th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1197?

Upgrade cpio on debian 11 to 2.11+dfsg-4.1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-1197

LOWEPSS 85th pctl

1.9

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

cpio 2.11, when using the --no-absolute-filenames option, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an archive.

How to fix

Remediation Available

cpioDebian

Fixed in:2.11+dfsg-4.1CVE-2015-1197

cpioUbuntu

Fixed in:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2USN-2906-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.91%probability of exploitation in 30 days

85thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 85% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit3

Other references8

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.