CVE-2020-5837

7.8HIGH

Key Information

Vendor
Symantec
Status
Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 May 2020

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🔴 Public PoC

Summary

Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.3, may not respect file permissions when writing to log files that are replaced by symbolic links, which can lead to a potential elevation of privilege.

Affected Version(s)

Symantec Endpoint Protection = Prior to 14.3

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

SEP-14.2-Arbitrary-Write
Created by RedyOpsResearchLabs

Refferences

https://support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/security-a...
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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

  • 🔴

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database1 Proof of Concept(s)
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