What is CVE-2015-6859?

CVE-2015-6859 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP J8692a, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-01-05.

How severe is CVE-2015-6859?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2015-6859 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in HP J8692a

CVE-2015-6859

HPE Network Switches with software 15.16.x and 15.17.x allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6860.

Published 2016-01-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (39.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 39.2% 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1034410 (vdb-entry)
h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-6859?: CVE-2015-6859 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP J8692a, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-01-05.
How severe is CVE-2015-6859?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-6859 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.