CVE-2015-1487

Exp

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.

Published: 2015-08-01 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-1487 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 51.20%, 98th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.22% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-1487

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-1487

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 47.98% 51.20% +3.22%
2 2025-03-30 54.42% 47.98% -6.44%
3 2025-03-29 — 54.42% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-1487

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-1487

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-1487

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-2015-1487

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