CVE-2015-3252

critical
Published 2016-02-08 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
6.0
VIR risk
9.8

Description

Apache CloudStack before 4.5.2 does not properly preserve VNC passwords when migrating KVM virtual machines, which allows remote attackers to gain access by connecting to the VNC server.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://blogs.apache.org/cloudstack/entry/two_late_announced_security_advisories

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/cloudstack-users/201602.mbox/%3C7508580E-3D83-49FD-BE6E-B329B0503130%40gmail.com%3E

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
apache apachecloudstack{"endIncluding":"4.5.1"}

References

CWEs

CWE-255

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.