How to verify CVE-2015-8540

Confirm whether your systems are actually affected — run the exact detection check below (Nuclei command or OpenVAS NVT). Detection only; it does not exploit.

Verify with OpenVAS

Greenbone/OpenVAS ships 35 NVT checks for CVE-2015-8540. OpenVAS detects this CVE by NVT OID — enable the NVT in your scan config, or confirm it is in your feed with the query below.

Confirm the NVT is in your feed (GMP)

gvm-cli socket --xml "<get_nvts nvt_oid='1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.119079' details='1'/>"

NVT OIDs (35)

1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.119079since 2026-06-25
1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.703443since 2026-06-25
1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.806921since 2026-06-25
1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842587since 2026-06-25
1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.851203since 2026-06-25
1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2015.0489since 2026-06-25
1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.1.2016.3443since 2026-06-25
1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.2.2015.375since 2026-06-25
1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2016.2861.1since 2026-06-25
1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2015.351.02since 2026-06-25

+ 25 more NVTs

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