CVE-2015-1489 describes a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) versions 12.1 prior to 12.1-RU6-MP1, allowing remote authenticated users to gain elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 8.5, this vulnerability is highly severe, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability through a network-based attack with medium complexity. Although not on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists, including a Metasploit module demonstrating both authentication bypass and code execution, indicating a high potential for exploitation. The vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, highlighting its importance.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.