CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-8156

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2015-8156 describes an unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the EEDService in Symantec Endpoint Encryption (SEE) 11.x before version 11.1.1. This allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% directory.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized access and privilege escalation by local users, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Symantec Endpoint Encryption to version 11.1.1 or later to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for potential malicious files.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in EEDService in Symantec Endpoint Encryption (SEE) 11.x before 11.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% directory, as demonstrated by program.exe.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS