CVE-2015-1488

An unspecified action handler in the management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before 12.1-RU6-MP1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via unknown vectors.

Published: 2015-07-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-1488 is rated Moderate Risk (43.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.81%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.32% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-1488

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 0.49% 1.81% +1.32%
2 2025-03-17 0.10% 0.49% +0.40%
3 2023-03-07 0.10%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-1488

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-1488

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-1488

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-2015-1488

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