High severity · published Jun 20, 2018
CVE-2018-5237
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…
8.8
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EP
Endpoint Protection · Symantec
through 14.0; 12.1; 14.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5237
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5237
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104199
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041180
Vendor Advisory
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1454.html
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