QID 378013

Date Published: 2023-03-09

QID 378013: Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (SYMSA21165)

Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.3 RU6 (14.3.9210.6000), may be susceptible to a Elevation of Privilege 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 Versions:
Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) Prior to 14.3 RU6 (14.3.9210.6000)

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
This QID checks for the vulnerable version of Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP)

Successful exploitation may lead to privilege escalation.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.2 severity.

Solution

The vendor has released patch. Please visit 21165 to get the Fixed version/Remediation Information.
You can download the Symantec Endpoint Protection on Broadcom Download Center

Vendor References

21165 - support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/21165

CVEs related to QID 378013

CVE-2022-25631 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
21165			support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/21165

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