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TI-2015-07646 Aliases CVE-2015-9268GHSA-xcj3-538v-c35r

Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) before 2.49 has unsafe implicit linking against…

Priority LOW 37CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) before 2.49 has unsafe implicit linking against Version.dll. In other words, there is no protection mechanism in which a wrapper function resolves the dependency at an appropriate time during runtime.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01532 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:nullsoft_scriptable_install_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.49VulnerableNullsoft
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:nullsoft_scriptable_install_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.49 Vulnerable ·Nullsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-9268
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xcj3-538v-c35r

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Sources

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