VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-5837
Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.3, may not respect file permissions when writing to log files that are replaced by symbolic links, which can lead to a potential elevation of privilege.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.75%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.75%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.3, may not respect file permissions when writing to log files that are replaced by symbolic links, which can lead to a potential elevation of privilege.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.75% probability · 53th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- symantec/endpoint protection
- Source
- secure@symantec.com
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.