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title: "CVE-2015-9267\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-9267

Publication date 1 October 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**5.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-9267?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) before 2.49 uses temporary folder
locations that allow unprivileged local users to overwrite files. This
allows a local attack in which either a plugin or the uninstaller can be
replaced by a Trojan horse program.

### From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that NSIS incorrectly handled temporary folders. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| nsis | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 2.46-7ubuntu0.1~esm1  Ubuntu Pro |

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## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

5.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 5.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-9267)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9267)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-9267)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-9267)

### Other references

* <https://sourceforge.net/p/nsis/bugs/1125/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-9267>