CVE-2015-1487
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 authenticated users to write to arbitrary files, and consequently obtain administrator privileges, via a crafted filename.
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 authenticated users to write to arbitrary files, and consequently obtain administrator privileges, via a crafted filename.
- Record
CVE-2015-1487- CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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 authenticated users to write to arbitrary files, and consequently obtain administrator privileges, via a crafted filename.
- Record
CVE-2015-1487- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-1622 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2015-1622- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hg96-wgqp-7h54 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 authenticated users to write to arbitrary files, and consequently obtain administrator privileges, via a crafted filename.
- Record
GHSA-hg96-wgqp-7h54- Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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-2015-1487 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) 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 52.0%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.