CVE-2013-5011

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-01-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the client in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 11.x before 11.0.7.4 and 12.x before 12.1.2 RU2 and Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 12.x before 12.1.2 RU2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted program in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% directory.

Affected products

Symantec Endpoint Protection: through 11.0.7.3; 11.0, 11.0-ru5, 11.0-ru6, 11.0-ru6a, 11.0-ru6mp1, 11.0-ru6mp2 (+17)

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64130
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20140109_00
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90226
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64130
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20140109_00
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90226

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