CVE-2015-8799 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the Management Server component of several Symantec Embedded Security and Critical System Protection products, including SES:CSP, SCSP, and DCS:SA, across various versions. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to write update-package data to arbitrary agent locations. With a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.6 (High), the vulnerability has a network-adjacent attack vector and high attack complexity, enabling high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.2.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_critical_system_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.0.0, < 6.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_data_center_security_server:*:*:*:*:advanced:*:*:* | ||
6.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_data_center_security_server:6.5.0:-:*:*:advanced:*:*:* | ||
6.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_data_center_security_server:6.6.0:*:*:*:advanced:*:*:* | ||
6.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_data_center_security_server_and_agents:6.6.0:*:*:*:advanced:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.6 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.4 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.