How severe is CVE-2015-8156?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Encryption

CVE-2015-8156

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in EEDService in Symantec Endpoint Encryption (SEE) 11.x before 11.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% directory, as demonstrated by program.exe.

EPSS: 0.003 (21.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Symantec Endpoint_encryption — versions 11.0, 11.0.0, 11.0.1
N/a — versions n/a

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8156?: CVE-2015-8156 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Encryption. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2015-8156?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.