CVE-2015-8154 describes a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the SysPlant.sys driver within Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 12.1 before RU6-MP4. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted HTML document, leveraging "RWX Permissions" issues. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_manager:*:ru6mp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.