{"cve":"CVE-2015-2285","nvd":{"published":"2015-03-12T14:59:07.027","modified":"2026-06-17T00:23:51.920","status":"Modified","description":"The logrotation script (/etc/cron.daily/upstart) in the Ubuntu Upstart package before 1.13.2-0ubuntu9, as used in Ubuntu Vivid 15.04, allows local users to execute arbitrary commands and gain privileges via a crafted file in /run/user/*/upstart/sessions/.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-19"],"references":["http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubuntu-Vivid-Upstart-Privilege-Escalation.html","http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/7","http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/UpstartLogrotationPrivilegeEscalation/","https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1425685","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubuntu-Vivid-Upstart-Privilege-Escalation.html"],"products":["ubuntu:upstart","ubuntu:vivid"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:35:35.528235705+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-2285","score":0.01015,"percentile":0.6328,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}