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CVE-2020-5385

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-08-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-732

Description

Dell Encryption versions prior to 10.8 and Dell Endpoint Security Suite versions prior to 2.8 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-5358. A local malicious user with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privilege on the affected system with the help of a symbolic link.

Affected products

• Dell Encryption: before 10.8 — fixed in 10.8
• Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise: before 2.8 — fixed in 2.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Dell Encryption 10.8; Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise 2.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN322456
• https://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN322456

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