Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection
CVE-2020-5822

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Symantec
Status
Symantec Endpoint Protection (sep) And Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (sep Sbe)
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 February 2020

What is CVE-2020-5822?

Symantec Endpoint Protection and its Small Business Edition are affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability, allowing attackers with low-level access to potentially escalate their privileges and gain unauthorized access to critical system resources. This vulnerability arises from insufficient protection mechanisms within the applications, which can be exploited if the software is not updated to the latest versions.

Affected Version(s)

Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE) Prior to 14.2 RU2 MP1 and prior to 14.2.5569.2100 respectively

References

https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.SYMSA1505.html
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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