CVE-2018-5237

moderate-risk

Published 2018-06-20

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.

Do I need to act?

1.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 8.8/10 High

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Endpoint Protection

Affected Vendors

Symantec

References (6)

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

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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moderate-risk

Severity 30/34 · Critical

Exploitability 4/34 · Minimal

Exposure 9/34 · Low