What is CVE-2015-8151?

CVE-2015-8151 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Symantec Encryption Management Server, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2016-02-18.

How severe is CVE-2015-8151?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

RCE in Symantec Encryption Management Server

CVE-2015-8151

Symantec Encryption Management Server (SEMS) 3.3.2 before MP12 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands by leveraging console administrator access.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.019 (77.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Symantec Encryption_management_server
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

secure@symantec.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
secure@symantec.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
secure@symantec.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8151?: CVE-2015-8151 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Symantec Encryption Management Server, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2016-02-18.
How severe is CVE-2015-8151?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.