mktexlsr revision 22855 through revision 36625 as packaged in texlive allows local users…
Priority LOW 28CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · None
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
mktexlsr revision 22855 through revision 36625 as packaged in texlive allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0044 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
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
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive:20100722:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20100722 | Vulnerable | Tug |
| cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive:20110705:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20110705 | Vulnerable | Tug |
| cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive:20120701:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20120701 | Vulnerable | Tug |
| cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive:20130530:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20130530 | Vulnerable | Tug |
| cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive:20140525:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20140525 | Vulnerable | Tug |
- cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive:20100722:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20100722 Vulnerable ·Tug
- cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive:20110705:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20110705 Vulnerable ·Tug
- cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive:20120701:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20120701 Vulnerable ·Tug
- cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive:20130530:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20130530 Vulnerable ·Tug
- cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive:20140525:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20140525 Vulnerable ·Tug
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5700
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hqv5-49rw-222p
References
Patch 2
More Tug Texlive vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-04807 mktexlsr revision 36855, and before revision 36626 as packaged in texlive allows local… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2015-00261 The pre-install script in texlive 3.1.20140525_r34255.fc21 as packaged in Fedora 21 and… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.7
Sources
- CVE-2015-5700 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-5700 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hqv5-49rw-222p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-5700 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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