CVE-2018-5237

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-06-20 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14 RU1 MP1 or 12.1 RU6 MP10 could be susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue that allows a user to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected at lower access levels.

Affected products

Symantec Endpoint Protection: through 14.0; 12.1-ru6mp10, 14.0-ru1mp1

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104199
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041180
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1454.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104199
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041180
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1454.html

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