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CVE-2015-1487

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 52.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2015-08-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

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.

Affected products

• Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM): 12.1.0

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_00
• 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_00
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37812/

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