CVE-2015-1492

high
Published 2015-08-01 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
8.5
VIR risk
8.5

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the client in Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 before 12.1-RU6-MP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in a client install package.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secure@symantec.com — http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20150730_00

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
symantecendpoint_protection_manager12.1.0

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.