High severity · published May 11, 2020
CVE-2020-5837
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…
7.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 55% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EP
Endpoint Protection · Symantec
before 14.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5837
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5837
Vendor Advisory
https://support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/security-advisory-detail.html?notificationId=SYMSA1762
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