What is CVE-2015-1900?

CVE-2015-1900 is a vulnerability in IBM Infosphere Datastage, classified under CWE-264. Published 2015-06-29.

Is CVE-2015-1900 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in IBM Infosphere Datastage

CVE-2015-1900

IBM InfoSphere DataStage 8.1, 8.5, 8.7, 9.1, and 11.3 through 11.3.1.2 on UNIX allows local users to write to executable files, and consequently obtain root privileges, via unspecified vectors.

Published 2015-06-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Infosphere Datastage — versions 8.1, 8.5, 8.7
Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

Public proof-of-concept exploits

thdusdl1219/CVE-Study

References

www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/75481 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-1900?: CVE-2015-1900 is a vulnerability in IBM Infosphere Datastage, classified under CWE-264. Published 2015-06-29.
Is CVE-2015-1900 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.