CVE-2020-5832

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-04-06 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Symantec Data Center Security Manager Component, prior to 6.8.2 (aka 6.8 MP2), may be susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user.

Affected products

Data Center Security Manager Component: before 6.8.2 — fixed in 6.8.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Data Center Security Manager Component 6.8.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/security-advisory-detail.html?notificationId=SYMSA1750
https://support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/security-advisory-detail.html?notificationId=SYMSA1750

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