VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-1489

The management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before 12.1-RU6-MP1 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 8.5EPSS 25.4%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 25.4%, higher than 98% 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 gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

CVSS 2.0: 8.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS: 25.36% probability · 98th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 18 August 2015
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-264
Affected: symantec/endpoint protection manager
Source: secure@symantec.com

EPSS trend

EPSS 25.4% 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.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-37812 source ↗	Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager - Authentication Bypass / Code Execution (Metasploit)windows_x86 · Metasploit	remote	18 August 2015	yes

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.