Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-4035 · published 25 July 2017

CVE-2015-4035: Tukaani xz improper input validation vulnerability

Tukaani · Xz

scripts/xzgrep.in in xzgrep 5.2.x before 5.2.0, before 5.0.0 does not properly process file names containing semicolons, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by having a user run xzgrep on a crafted file name.

7.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 0.99% · top 39.0% CWE-20 · Improper input validation

7.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.6

0.99%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

8References

17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Xz Tukaani

References

Link	Tags
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/484	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/19/13	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223341	Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://git.tukaani.org/?p=xz.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f4b2b52624b802c786e4e2a8eb6895794dd93b24
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/484	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/19/13	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223341	Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://git.tukaani.org/?p=xz.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f4b2b52624b802c786e4e2a8eb6895794dd93b24

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-4035), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.