CVE-2015-4685
Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager (aka RPRM) before 8.4 allows local users with access to the...
CVE-2015-4685 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Polycom Realpresence Resource Manager, published September 19, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.20%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.0 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.20%EPSS, 68th percentile
- Exploitation
- None known1 public exploit
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager (aka RPRM) before 8.4 allows local users with access to the plcm account to gain privileges via a script in /var/polycom/cma/upgrade/scripts, related to a sudo misconfiguration.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager < 8.4 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2015-06-30 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager (aka RPRM) before 8.4 allows local users with access to the plcm account to gain privileges via a script in /var/polycom/cma/upgrade/scripts, related to a sudo misconfiguration.
- Record
CVE-2015-4685- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager (aka RPRM) before 8.4 allows local users with access to the plcm account to gain privileges via a script in /var/polycom/cma/upgrade/scripts, related to a sudo misconfiguration.
- Record
CVE-2015-4685- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-4704No score
Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager (aka RPRM) before 8.4 allows local users with access to the plcm account to gain privileges via a script in /var/polycom/cma/upgrade/scripts, related to a sudo misconfiguration.
- Record
EUVD-2015-4704- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jjvr-cr6v-6j24
Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager (aka RPRM) before 8.4 allows local users with access to the...
Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager (aka RPRM) before 8.4 allows local users with access to the plcm account to gain privileges via a script in /var/polycom/cma/upgrade/scripts, related to a sudo misconfiguration.
- Record
GHSA-jjvr-cr6v-6j24- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/535852/100/0/threaded
packetstormsecurity.com/files/132463/Polycom-RealPresence-Resource-Manager-RPRM-Disclosure-Traversal.html
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/81
exploit-db.com/exploits/37449
support.polycom.com/global/documents/support/documentation/Security_Center_Post_for_RPRM_CVEs.pdf
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4685
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jjvr-cr6v-6j24