What is CVE-2015-7946?

CVE-2015-7946 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ubports Unity8, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2020-05-07.

How severe is CVE-2015-7946?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Ubports Unity8

CVE-2015-7946

Information Exposure vulnerability in Unity8 as used on the Ubuntu phone and possibly also in Unity8 shipped elsewhere. This allows an attacker to enable the MTP service by opening the emergency dialer. Fixed in 8.11+16.04.20160111.1-0ubuntu1 and 8.11+15.04.20160122-0ubuntu1.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2020-05-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.0% 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

Ubports Unity8
Canonical Unity8 (Ubuntu) — versions 8.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

launchpad.net/bugs/1525981 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7946?: CVE-2015-7946 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ubports Unity8, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2020-05-07.
How severe is CVE-2015-7946?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.