Is CVE-2015-7995 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2015-7995 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2015-7995?

CVE-2015-7995 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2015-7995?

CVE-2015-7995 has an EPSS score of 4.16% (90th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-7995?

Upgrade libxslt on debian 11 to 1.1.28-2.1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-7995

MEDIUMEPSS 90th pctl

5.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The xsltStylePreCompute function in preproc.c in libxslt 1.1.28 does not check if the parent node is an element, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted XML file, related to a "type confusion" issue.

How to fix

Remediation Available

libxsltDebian

Fixed in:1.1.28-2.1CVE-2015-7995

libxsltUbuntu

Fixed in:1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1USN-3271-1

Fixed in:1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1USN-3271-1

libxslt1.1Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1USN-3271-1

Fixed in:1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1USN-3271-1

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

4.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

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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.