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CVE-2015-8300

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-08-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-275

Description

Polycom BToE Connector before 3.0.0 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for "Program Files (x86)\polycom\polycom btoe connector\plcmbtoesrv.exe," which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.

Affected products

• Polycom Btoe Connector: through 2.3.0

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134523/Polycom-BTOE-Connector-2.3.0-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Nov/88
• https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2015/Polycom_20150513
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134523/Polycom-BTOE-Connector-2.3.0-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Nov/88
• https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2015/Polycom_20150513

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