Is CVE-2015-8799 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2015-8799 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2015-8799?

CVE-2015-8799 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.6 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2015-8799?

CVE-2015-8799 has an EPSS score of 5.69% (92th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8799?

Upgrade symantec data center security server to 6.5.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-8799

HIGHEPSS 92th pctl

7.6

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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 write update-package data to arbitrary agent locations via unspecified vectors.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

symantec data center security serverNVD

Affected:>= 6.0.0, < 6.5.0Fixed in:6.5.0CVE-2015-8799derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

5.69%probability of exploitation in 30 days

92ndpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

symantec.com

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.