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CVE-2015-7709

10.0 · HIGH

The arkeiad daemon in the Arkeia Backup Agent in Western Digital Arkeia 11.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands via a series of crafted r…

Published Oct 5, 2015arkeiaCWE-264EPSS 78.97%

Overview

CVE-2015-7709 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting arkeia western_digital_arkeia. It was published on October 5, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

The arkeiad daemon in the Arkeia Backup Agent in Western Digital Arkeia 11.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands via a series of crafted requests involving the ARKFS_EXEC_CMD operation.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from arkeia. Update western_digital_arkeia to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
arkeiawestern_digital_arkeia0Affected

References

Refwww.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/misc/arkeia_agent_execRefpacketstormsecurity.com/files/132660/Western-Digital-Arkeia-11.0.13-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlRefwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/37600/Refwww.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/misc/arkeia_agent_execRefpacketstormsecurity.com/files/132660/Western-Digital-Arkeia-11.0.13-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlRefwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/37600/

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7709?

CVE-2015-7709 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting arkeia western_digital_arkeia. It was published on October 5, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2015-7709?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2015-7709?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from arkeia. Update western_digital_arkeia to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2015-7709?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2015-7709 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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