CVE-2020-5837

HIGH EPSS 50.2%
Published May 11, 20206y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published May 11, 2020 6y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
50.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-59

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
symantecendpoint_protection* <14.3

References 1

  • support.broadcom.com https://support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/security-advisory-detail.html?notificationId=SYMSA1762
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.