CVE-2015-4685

HIGH

Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager < 8.3.2 - Privilege Escalation via Sudo Misconfiguration

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2015-4685. PoCs published by SEC Consult.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a detailed security advisory from SEC Consult describing multiple critical vulnerabilities in Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager (RPRM) versions <8.4. It includes proof-of-concept details for unauthorized password disclosure, arbitrary file disclosure, and privilege escalation via sudo misconfiguration.

Description

Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager (aka RPRM) before 8.4 allows local users with access to the plcm account to gain privileges via a script in /var/polycom/cma/upgrade/scripts, related to a sudo misconfiguration.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by SEC Consult · textwebappshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37449

This is a detailed security advisory from SEC Consult describing multiple critical vulnerabilities in Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager (RPRM) versions <8.4. It includes proof-of-concept details for unauthorized password disclosure, arbitrary file disclosure, and privilege escalation via sudo misconfiguration.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak | Auth Bypass | Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager (RPRM) <8.4
Auth required
Prerequisites: unprivileged authenticated access · valid user token
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535852/100/0/threaded
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/81
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37449/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75432

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0
EPSS 0.0120
EPSS Percentile 64.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
polycom/realpresence_resource_manager < 8.3.2
Published Sep 19, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026