What is CVE-2015-7489?

CVE-2015-7489 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Spss Statistics, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-01-01.

How severe is CVE-2015-7489?

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

Vulnerability in IBM Spss Statistics

CVE-2015-7489

IBM SPSS Statistics 22.0.0.2 before IF10 and 23.0.0.2 before IF7 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Write) for Python scripts, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying a script.

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

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (29.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 29.6% 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 Spss Statistics — versions 22.0.0.2, 23.0.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1034546 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7489?: CVE-2015-7489 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Spss Statistics, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-01-01.
How severe is CVE-2015-7489?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.