What is CVE-2015-6555?

CVE-2015-6555 is a vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, classified under Code Injection. Published 2015-11-12.

Is CVE-2015-6555 known to be exploited?

6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager

CVE-2015-6555

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before 12.1-RU6-MP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java code by connecting to the console Java port.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published 2015-11-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 8.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.028 (85.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/77495 (vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1034139 (vdb-entry)
www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-6555?: CVE-2015-6555 is a vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, classified under Code Injection. Published 2015-11-12.
Is CVE-2015-6555 known to be exploited?: 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.