VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-5835

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, prior to 14.3, has a race condition in client remote deployment which may result in an elevation of privilege on the remote machine.

HIGH 7.0EPSS 0.32%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, prior to 14.3, has a race condition in client remote deployment which may result in an elevation of privilege on the remote machine.

CVSS 3.1: 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.32% probability · 24th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-362
Affected: symantec/endpoint protection manager
Source: secure@symantec.com

References

https://support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/security-advisory-detail.html?notificationId=SYMSA1762Vendor Advisory
https://support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/security-advisory-detail.html?notificationId=SYMSA1762Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.