Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Symantec Endpoint Protection and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition - CVE-2020-5820
Published: February 13, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25305
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-2020-5820
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper permissions check within the AvHostPlugin.dll. A local user can compromise the software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user.
Affected software
Symantec Endpoint Protection
Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition
Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition
How to mitigate CVE-2020-5820
Install updates from vendor's website.
Symantec Endpoint Protection - update to 14.2 RU2 MP1
Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition - update to 14.2.5569.2100
Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition - update to 14.2.5569.2100