What is CVE-2015-8800?

CVE-2015-8800 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Symantec Critical System Protection, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2016-06-08.

How severe is CVE-2015-8800?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Broadcom Symantec Critical System Protection

CVE-2015-8800

Symantec Embedded Security: Critical System Protection (SES:CSP) 1.0.x before 1.0 MP5, Embedded Security: Critical System Protection for Controllers and Devices (SES:CSP) 6.5.0 before MP1, Critical System Protection (SCSP) before 5.2.9 MP6, Data Center Security: Server Advanced Server (DCS:SA) 6.x before 6.5 MP1 and 6.6 before MP1, and Data Center Security: Server Advanced Server and Agents (DCS:SA) through 6.6 MP1 allow remote authenticated users to conduct argument-injection attacks by leveraging certain named-pipe access.

Published 2016-06-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (66.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Broadcom Symantec Critical System Protection — versions 5.2.9
Broadcom Symantec Data Center Security Server — versions 6.5.0, 6.6.0
Broadcom Symantec Data Center Security Server And Agents — versions 6.6.0
Broadcom Symantec Embedded Security Critical System Protection — versions 1.0
Broadcom Symantec Embedded Security Critical System Protection For Controllers And Devices — versions 6.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

References

www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/90886 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8800?: CVE-2015-8800 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Symantec Critical System Protection, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2016-06-08.
How severe is CVE-2015-8800?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.