How severe is CVE-2015-4045?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Alienvault Open Source Security Information Management

CVE-2015-4045

The sudoers file in the asset discovery scanner in AlienVault OSSIM before 5.0.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted nmap script.

Published 2017-05-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (40.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Alienvault Open Source Security Information Management

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/74791 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
sysdream.com/uploads/media/default/0001/01/8c6a70098657b4474fe7abe9bcdd5e73b234… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/5127/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-4045?: CVE-2015-4045 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Alienvault Open Source Security Information Management, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2017-05-23.
How severe is CVE-2015-4045?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.