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Symantec Critical System Protection enables remote code execution

CVE-2015-8798 · published 10 years ago
Summary

The management server in Symantec Critical System Protection and related Data Center Security products can let a logged‑in user run any code on the server. This could let an attacker take control of the system and affect all services it hosts. Apply the latest patches from Broadcom or upgrade to a safe version as soon as possible.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
broadcom symantec_critical_system_protection <= 5.2.9
cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_critical_system_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_data_center_security_server 6.5.0
6.6.0
cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_data_center_security_server:6.5.0:*:*:*:advanced:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_data_center_security_server_and_agents <= 6.6.0
cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_data_center_security_server_and_agents:*:*:*:*:advanced:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_embedded_security_critical_system_protection <= 1.0
cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:symantec_embedded_security_critical_system_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_embedded_security_critical_system_protection_for_controllers_and_devices <= 6.5.0
cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:symantec_embedded_security_critical_system_protection_for_controllers_and_devices:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
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 fo...
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 execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Severity
8.0 High
Exploitation
2% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-22Path Traversal
Timeline
Published8 Jun 2016
Updated29 Oct 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2015-8798 · NVD
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