Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection - CVE-2018-5237
Published: June 26, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13469
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5237
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to unspecified flaw. A local attacker can gain elevated privileges and access arbitrary resources.
Affected software
Symantec Endpoint Protection
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5237
The vulnerability is fixed in the versions 12.1 RU6 MP10, 14 RU1 MP1.
Symantec Endpoint Protection - addressed in versions 12.1 RU6 MP10, 14 RU1 MP1