# CVE-2015-7967: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local attackers can gain privileges by modifying executable modules due to weak access control lists in SafeNet Authentication Service for Citrix.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Mar 2018
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cq7m-p8fv-5x8m

## What is CVE-2015-7967?

CVE-2015-7967 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SafeNet Authentication Service for Citrix Web Interface Agent uses a weak ACL for unspecified installation directories and executable modules, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying an executable module.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7967?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gemalto Safenet Authentication Service for Citrix Web Interface Agent.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-7967?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-7967 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-7967 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7967 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-7967 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-7967 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7967 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7967/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7967/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7967
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7967
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-7967

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