CVE-2015-1486

Exp

The management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before 12.1-RU6-MP1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted password-reset action that triggers a new administrative session.

Published: 2015-08-01 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-1486 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 78.50%, 99th 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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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-1486

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
37812 exploit_db edb 2015-08-18 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-1486

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 2025-06-08 84.35% 78.50% -5.85%
2 2025-03-30 81.95% 84.35% +2.40%
3 2025-03-29 81.95%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-1486

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-1486

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-1486

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec endpoint_protection_manager 12.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-1486

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