Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition and Symantec Endpoint Protection - CVE-2020-5825
Published: February 13, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25325
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5825
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 missing authentication in the "AvHostPlugin.dll" module. A local user can overwrite existing files on the resident system without proper privileges and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Affected software
Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition
Symantec Endpoint Protection
Symantec Endpoint Protection
How to mitigate CVE-2020-5825
Install updates from vendor's website.
Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition - update to 14.2.5569.2100
Symantec Endpoint Protection - update to 14.2 RU2 MP1
Symantec Endpoint Protection - update to 14.2 RU2 MP1