What is CVE-2015-6860?

CVE-2015-6860 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP J8692a, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2016-01-05.

How severe is CVE-2015-6860?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in HP J8692a

CVE-2015-6860

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-2015-6859.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

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-2015-6860?: CVE-2015-6860 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP J8692a, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2016-01-05.
How severe is CVE-2015-6860?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.