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CVE-2014-7288· NVD / CVE Program· CNA symantec

Symantec PGP Universal Server and Encryption Management Server before 3.3.2 MP7 allow remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitra

Symantec PGP Universal Server and Encryption Management Server before 3.3.2 MP7 allow remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary shell commands via a crafted command line in a database-backup restore action.

CriticalCVSS 9.0 · v2.0—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
Jan 31, 2015
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
8.1% · 95th percentile
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Action score

38

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
36 / 40 · 9.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
2 / 30 · 8.1%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
symantecencryption management server
symantecpgp universal server

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • symantec encryption management serverup to 3.3.2 inclusive
  • symantec pgp universal serverup to 3.3.2 inclusive

Same product

symantec: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2015-8151Symantec Encryption Management Server (SEMS) 3.3.2 before MP12 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands by leverag
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2018-5243The Symantec Encryption Management Server (SEMS) product, prior to version 3.4.2 MP1, may be susceptible to a denial of service (DoS) exploi
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2015-8150Symantec Encryption Management Server (SEMS) 3.3.2 before MP12 allows local users to obtain root access by modifying a batch file.
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2015-8149The LDAP service in Symantec Encryption Management Server (SEMS) 3.3.2 before MP12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hea
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2015-8148The LDAP service in Symantec Encryption Management Server (SEMS) 3.3.2 before MP12 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information a
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2014-7287The key-management component in Symantec PGP Universal Server and Encryption Management Server before 3.3.2 MP7 allows remote attackers to t
    20Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entryremote2015-01-30

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. First PoC-2 d
  2. Published
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+4259 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
C · data can be read
Integrity
C · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
C · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
C
Integrity impact
C
Availability impact
C

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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