# CVE-2015-8154: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges via a crafted HTML document due to insecure driver permissions in Symantec Endpoint Protection.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Mar 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vmc7-4567-9fxg

## What is CVE-2015-8154?

CVE-2015-8154 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The SysPlant.sys driver in the Application and Device Control (ADC) component in the client in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 12.1 before RU6-MP4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, related to "RWX Permissions."

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8154?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-8154?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8154 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-8154 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8154 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2016-3648](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3648/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-3650](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3650/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-8153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8153/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-6555](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6555/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2015-1489](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1489/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-8154 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-8154 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8154 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8154/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8154/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8154
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8154
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-8154

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