CVE-2018-5237

HIGH

Symantec Endpoint Protection - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104199
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041180
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1454.html

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0126
EPSS Percentile 79.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (3)
symantec/endpoint_protection 12.1 ru6mp10
symantec/endpoint_protection 14.0 ru1mp1
symantec/endpoint_protection < 14.0
Published Jun 20, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026