Directory traversal vulnerability in the Management Server in Symantec Embedded Security: Critical System Protection (SES:CSP) 1.0.x before…

published 2016-06-08 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-8668

cvss: 7.6; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 5.3%; EPSS 5.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits: 0; none known

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Management Server in 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 allows remote authenticated users to write update-package data to arbitrary agent locations via unspecified vectors.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

broadcom symantec_data_center_security_server 6.5.0

Exploit prediction

5.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.1	AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

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=20160607
vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/90885
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2015-8799
NVD CVE-2015-8799

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Summary