CVE-2015-1486
The management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before 12.1-RU6-MP1...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-1486- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-1486- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-1621 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2015-1621- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2w7m-jf2p-xvr5 No score
The management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before 12.1-RU6-MP1...
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.
- Record
GHSA-2w7m-jf2p-xvr5- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager - Authentication Bypass / Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2015-08-18 |
| Metasploit | Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager Authentication Bypass and Code Execution | 2015-07-31 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-1486 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, published August 1, 2015. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 68.3%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.