Symantec PGP Universal Server and Encryption Management Server before 3.3.2 MP7 allow remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary shell commands via a crafted command line in a database-backup restore action.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-7288 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.12%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35949 | exploit_db | edb | 2015-01-30 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 11.20% | 8.12% | -3.09% |
| 2 | 2025-12-17 | 10.36% | 11.20% | +0.85% |
| 3 | 2025-08-14 | — | 10.36% | — |
Full EPSS history (16 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| symantec | encryption_management_server | <= 3.3.2 | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:encryption_management_server:*:mp6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| symantec | pgp_universal_server | <= 3.3.2 | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pgp_universal_server:*:mp6:*:*:*:*:*:* |