Is CVE-2015-7548 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2015-7548 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2015-7548?

CVE-2015-7548 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.5 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2015-7548?

CVE-2015-7548 has an EPSS score of 1.80% (76th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-7548?

Upgrade nova on debian 11 to 2:13.0.0~rc3-1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-7548

LOWEPSS 76th pctl

3.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2015.1.3 (kilo) and 12.0.x before 12.0.1 (liberty), when using libvirt to spawn instances and use_cow_images is set to false, allow remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files by overwriting an instance disk with a crafted image and requesting a snapshot.

CWE-200Information Exposure

How to fix

Remediation Available

novaDebian

Fixed in:2:13.0.0~rc3-1CVE-2015-7548

novaUbuntu

Fixed in:1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7USN-3449-1

python-novaUbuntu

Fixed in:1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7USN-3449-1

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

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.80%probability of exploitation in 30 days

76thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 76% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

security.openstack.org

Third-Party Advisory2

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CVE-2018-11409	Medium	5.3	98%	-	-
CVE-2021-41277	Critical	10.0	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2016-2183	High	7.5	96%	-	Fix

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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.