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)

Published 2016-02-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (75.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.016 · change: -0.002

Affected products

Symantec Encryption Management Server

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1035063 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/83268 (vdb-entry)
www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp (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.