Blue Coat Malware Analysis Appliance (MAA) before 4.2.5 and Malware Analyzer G2 allow…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Blue Coat Malware Analysis Appliance (MAA) before 4.2.5 and Malware Analyzer G2 allow remote attackers to bypass a virtual machine protection mechanism and consequently write to arbitrary files, cause a denial of service (host reboot or reset to factory defaults), or execute arbitrary code via vectors related to saving files during analysis.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-4523
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6mgv-55gg-27x2
References
Sources
- CVE-2015-4523 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-4523 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6mgv-55gg-27x2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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