What is CVE-2015-8153?

CVE-2015-8153 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-03-18.

How severe is CVE-2015-8153?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager

CVE-2015-8153

SQL injection vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before RU6-MP4 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2016-03-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.031 (87.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.031 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1035329 (vdb-entry)
www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/84354 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8153?: CVE-2015-8153 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2015-8153?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.