CVE-2015-1487

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager <12.1-RU6-MP1 - Privilege Esca...

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2015-1487. PoCs published by Metasploit.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2015-1489 (alongside CVE-2015-1486 and CVE-2015-1487) to achieve remote code execution on Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager by chaining an authentication bypass, directory traversal, and privilege escalation to execute a payload as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

Description

The management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before 12.1-RU6-MP1 allows remote authenticated users to write to arbitrary files, and consequently obtain administrator privileges, via a crafted filename.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Metasploit · rubyremotewindows_x86

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37812

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This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2015-1489 (alongside CVE-2015-1486 and CVE-2015-1487) to achieve remote code execution on Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager by chaining an authentication bypass, directory traversal, and privilege escalation to execute a payload as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

Classification

Working Poc 100%

Attack Type

Rce

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Network access to the target's management interface (port 8443) · Target must be running a vulnerable version of Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager

MITRE ATT&CK

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application T1068 - Exploitation for Privilege Escalation T1505 - Server Software Component

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →