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CVE-2020-5837

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-05-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-59

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.

Affected products

• Symantec Endpoint Protection: before 14.3 — fixed in 14.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Symantec Endpoint Protection 14.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/security-advisory-detail.html?notificationId=SYMSA1762
• https://support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/security-advisory-detail.html?notificationId=SYMSA1762

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