CVE-2018-5240

8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Symantec Corporation
Status
Inventory Plugin For Symantec Management Agent
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 July 2018

Summary

The Inventory Plugin for Symantec Management Agent prior to 7.6 POST HF7, 8.0 POST HF6, or 8.1 RU7 may be susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue that allows a user to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected at lower access levels.

Affected Version(s)

Inventory Plugin for Symantec Management Agent Prior to 7.6 POST HF7, 8.0 POST HF6, or 8.1 RU7

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104753
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1456.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041654
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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