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TI-2015-06763 Aliases CVE-2015-8156GHSA-mjpp-qx3w-m6ww

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in EEDService in Symantec Endpoint Encryption…

Priority LOW 34Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00292 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_encryption:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_encryption:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0.0VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_encryption:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0.1VulnerableSymantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_encryption:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_encryption:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_encryption:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0.1 Vulnerable ·Symantec

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-8156
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mjpp-qx3w-m6ww

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2019-07093 Symantec Endpoint Encryption prior to SEE 11.2.1 MP1 may be susceptible to a Privilege… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2016-05641 Improper privilege management in Symantec IT Management Suite CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2019-07102 Symantec Endpoint Encryption, prior to SEE 11.3.0, may be susceptible to a privilege… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2019-07101 Symantec Endpoint Encryption, prior to SEE 11.3.0, may be susceptible to a privilege… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2017-11348 NULL pointer dereference in Symantec Endpoint Encryption CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2017-09961 In Symantec Endpoint Encryption before SEE 11.1.3HF3, a kernel memory leak is a type of… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.7
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Sources

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