Is CVE-2015-8946 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2015-8946 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2015-8946?

CVE-2015-8946 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2015-8946?

CVE-2015-8946 has an EPSS score of 0.35% (27th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8946?

Upgrade ecryptfs-utils on debian 11 to 111-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-8946

LOW

3.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

ecryptfs-setup-swap in eCryptfs before 111 does not prevent the unencrypted swap partition from activating during boot when using GPT partitioning and certain versions of systemd, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

ecryptfs-utilsDebian

Fixed in:111-1CVE-2015-8946

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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.35%probability of exploitation in 30 days

27thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 27% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

ubuntu.com

Other references4

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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.