Is CVE-2015-2859 being actively exploited?

CVE-2015-2859 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-2859?

CVE-2015-2859 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2015-2859

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8EPSS 1.0%EU EUVD

Intel McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 4.x through 4.6.9 and 5.x through 5.1.2 does not validate server names and Certification Authority names in X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-310
EPSS score: 1.0% (63th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2015-2947)
Published: June 23, 2015
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2015-2947 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

mcafee / epolicy orchestrator
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Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

McAfee Application Control v5.0, Change Control v5.0, and Integrity Monitor v5.0 with McAfee Agent v4.5 and ePolicy Orchestrator v4.5 - McAfee, Inc. - Common Criteria 383-4-153 - archived

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/264092(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75020
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032571
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB84628(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10120(Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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