What is CVE-2015-8154?

CVE-2015-8154 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-03-18.

How severe is CVE-2015-8154?

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

Vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager

CVE-2015-8154

The SysPlant.sys driver in the Application and Device Control (ADC) component in the client in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 12.1 before RU6-MP4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, related to "RWX Permissions."

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:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.050 (92.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.050 · newest: 0.050 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1035329 (vdb-entry)
www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/84344 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8154?: CVE-2015-8154 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2015-8154?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.