CVE-2018-5236
Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14 RU1 MP1 or 12.1 RU6 MP10 may be susceptible to a race condition (or race hazard).
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.05%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14 RU1 MP1 or 12.1 RU6 MP10 may be susceptible to a race condition (or race hazard). This type of issue occurs in software where the output is dependent on the sequence or timing of other uncontrollable events.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.05% probability · 64th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- symantec/endpoint protection
- Source
- secure@symantec.com
EPSS 1.1% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104198Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041180Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1454.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104198Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041180Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1454.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.