CVE-2015-8150
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSymantec Encryption Management Server (SEMS) 3.3.2 before MP12 allows local users to obtain root access by modifying a batch file.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA local privilege escalation vulnerability in Symantec Encryption Management Server (SEMS) version 3.2.3 before MP12 allows authenticated local users to modify a batch file and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 3.3.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Symantec Encryption Management Server is installedCheck for SEMS installation by looking for the product via system inventory, package manager, or the default installation path /opt/sems if on LinuxAffected if SEMS is present on the system
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Determine the installed SEMS versionRun the command to display the SEMS version, typically found in the product interface under Administration > Servers > Server Details, or via command line if availableAffected if The installed version is 3.2.3 or any version up to and including 3.3.2
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Verify if the MP12 patch has been appliedCheck the SEMS version string - versions prior to MP12 will show a version below 3.2.3 MP12 or lack the MP12 designationAffected if The version lacks MP12 or shows a version in the 3.2.3 to 3.3.2 range without MP12 applied
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Check for local user accounts on the SEMS serverReview local operating system user accounts that have access to the SEMS server, particularly those with shell or terminal accessAffected if Local authenticated user accounts exist on the SEMS host
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Verify batch file permissionsInspect the batch files in the SEMS configuration directories for world-writable or group-writable permissions using 'ls -la' on the batch file locationsAffected if Batch files are writable by non-root local users
A user is affected if Symantec Encryption Management Server is installed with a version at or below 3.3.2 that has not applied patch MP12, and local user accounts with access to modify batch files exist on the system.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor patch MP12 or later to remediate this local privilege escalation vulnerability. Restrict local user access to batch files and system configuration files until the patch is deployed.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2015-8150 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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