CVE-2020-5837

EUVD-2020-26992
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.
Link Following
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 82%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
symantecendpoint_protection
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< 14.3
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
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