Directory traversal vulnerability in the management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before 12.1-RU6-MP1 allows…

published 2015-08-01 11y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-1625

cvss: 5.5; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.4%; EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits: 0; none known

Directory traversal vulnerability in the management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before 12.1-RU6-MP1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a relative pathname in a client installation package.

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Exploit prediction

2.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	5.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

symantec.com /security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20150730
vendor-advisory
securitytracker.com /id/1033165
vdb-entry
securityfocus.com /bid/76081
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2015-1490
NVD CVE-2015-1490

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