CVE-2015-7709

Western Digital Arkeia <11.0.12 - Command Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2015-7709. PoCs published by Metasploit, including Metasploit module exploits/multi/misc/arkeia_agent_exec.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2015-7709, an authentication bypass in Western Digital Arkeia's 'arkeiad' daemon (TCP port 617), allowing arbitrary command execution with root/SYSTEM privileges via the ARKFS_EXEC_CMD operation.

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.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubyremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37600

This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2015-7709, an authentication bypass in Western Digital Arkeia's 'arkeiad' daemon (TCP port 617), allowing arbitrary command execution with root/SYSTEM privileges via the ARKFS_EXEC_CMD operation.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Western Digital Arkeia version 11.0.12 and below
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to TCP port 617 · Vulnerable Arkeia daemon running
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC GREAT
rubypocwin
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/misc/arkeia_agent_exec.rb

This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2015-7709 in Western Digital Arkeia by bypassing authentication and executing arbitrary commands via the ARKFS_EXEC_CMD operation. It targets the arkeiad daemon on TCP port 617 and supports multiple platforms.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Western Digital Arkeia version 11.0.12 and below
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to TCP port 617 · Vulnerable Arkeia version
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

EPSS 0.7896
EPSS Percentile 99.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
arkeia/western_digital_arkeia < 11.0.12
Published Oct 05, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026