CVE-2015-1487
The management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before 12.1-RU6-MP1 allows remote authenticated users to write to arbitrary files, and consequently obtain administrator privileges, via a crafted filename.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 52.0%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before 12.1-RU6-MP1 allows remote authenticated users to write to arbitrary files, and consequently obtain administrator privileges, via a crafted filename.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 51.98% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 18 August 2015
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- symantec/endpoint protection manager
- Source
- secure@symantec.com
EPSS 52.0% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76094
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033165
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20150730_00Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37812/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76094
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033165
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20150730_00Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37812/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.