CVE-2015-1489

Exp

The management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before 12.1-RU6-MP1 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-1489 is rated High Exploit Risk (78.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 24.64%, 98th 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.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-1489

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-1489

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 60.77% 24.64% -36.13%
2 2025-06-08 67.61% 60.77% -6.85%
3 2025-03-30 67.61%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-1489

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
6.8 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-1489

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-1489

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-2015-1489

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