CVE-2015-6490

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-17. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 7%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Stack-based buffer overflow on Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1100 devices before B FRN 15.000 and 1400 devices through B FRN 15.003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
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EPSS
93.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 28, 2015

Last Modified

June 3, 2026

References (2)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2015-6490(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2015-6490?
CVE-2015-6490 is a critical vulnerability published on October 28, 2015. Stack-based buffer overflow on Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1100 devices before B FRN 15.000 and 1400 devices through B FRN 15.003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
When was CVE-2015-6490 disclosed?
CVE-2015-6490 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 28, 2015, with the most recent update on June 3, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2015-6490 actively exploited?
CVE-2015-6490 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 93.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-6490?
CVE-2015-6490 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2015-6490?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2015-6490, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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