CVE-2015-4527

high

Published 2015-07-23 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.8

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in EMC Avamar Server 7.x before 7.1.2 and Avamar Virtual Addition (AVE) 7.x before 7.1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by using the Avamar Desktop/Laptop client interface to send crafted parameters.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
emc	avamar_server	`7.1`
emc	avamar_server_virtual_edition	`7.1`

References

CWEs

CWE-200

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.