CVE-2015-6547

The management console on Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliances with software before 5.2.2 DB 5.0.0.1277 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands at boot time via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2015-09-20 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-6547 is rated High Risk (65.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.32%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.06% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-6547

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 3.26% 4.32% +1.06%
2 2025-06-16 1.34% 3.26% +1.92%
3 2025-03-30 1.34%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-6547

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:M)
Multiple authentications are required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
6.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-6547

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-6547

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec web_gateway <= 5.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-6547

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