What is CVE-2015-4027?

CVE-2015-4027 is a vulnerability in Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner, classified under CWE-264. Published 2015-12-17.

Is CVE-2015-4027 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner

CVE-2015-4027

The AcuWVSSchedulerv10 service in Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner (WVS) before 10 build 20151125 allows local users to gain privileges via a command parameter in the reporttemplate property in a params JSON object to api/addScan.

Published 2015-12-17 · 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: 0.011 (64.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/134602/Acunetix-WVS-10-Local-Privilege-Escalation… (Exploit)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38847/ (Exploit, exploit)
www.acunetix.com/blog/releases/acunetix-10-build-includes-security-checks-in-co… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-4027?: CVE-2015-4027 is a vulnerability in Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner, classified under CWE-264. Published 2015-12-17.
Is CVE-2015-4027 known to be exploited?: 18 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.