The ChangePassword RPC method in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) 11.3 and…
Priority LOW 27CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
The ChangePassword RPC method in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) 11.3 and 11.4 allows remote attackers to conduct XPath injection attacks, and read arbitrary text files, via a malformed query involving a system entity reference.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01272 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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:novell:zenworks_configuration_management:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.3.0 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_configuration_management:11.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.3.1 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_configuration_management:11.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.3.2 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_configuration_management:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.4.0 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_configuration_management:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.4.1 | Vulnerable | Novell |
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_configuration_management:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3.0 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_configuration_management:11.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3.1 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_configuration_management:11.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3.2 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_configuration_management:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.4.0 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_configuration_management:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.4.1 Vulnerable ·Novell
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5970
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-79wq-fqm7-crqp
References
More Novell Zenworks Configuration Management vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-00934 The web server in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) 10.3 and 11.2 before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2015-00727 Directory traversal vulnerability in UploadServlet in Novell ZENworks Configuration… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2010-05021 Directory traversal vulnerability in UploadServlet in the Remote Management component in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2011-02806 Stack-based buffer overflow in the Preboot Service in Novell ZENworks Configuration… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2015-5970 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-5970 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-79wq-fqm7-crqp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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