CVE-2018-5237 (GCVE-0-2018-5237)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-06-20 16:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:30
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Summary
Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14 RU1 MP1 or 12.1 RU6 MP10 could 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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Privilege escalation
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104199 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041180 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1… x_refsource_CONFIRM
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Symantec Corporation Symantec Endpoint Protection Affected: Prior to 14 RU1 MP1 or 12.1 RU6 MP10
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Date Public
2018-06-20 00:00
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