CVE-2017-13681 Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection
Local attackers can gain elevated privileges by writing to specific files and directories, requiring local access rather than remote exploitation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-13681?
CVE-2017-13681 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection, published on 6 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to SEP 12.1 RU6 MP9 could be susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue that allows a user to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected at lower access levels. In the circumstances of this issue, the capability of exploit is limited by the need to perform multiple file and directory writes to the local filesystem and as such, is not feasible in a standard drive-by type attack.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13681?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Endpoint Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2017-13681?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-13681 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-13681 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13681 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Endpoint Protection
- CVE-2012-0295 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2018-5237 Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection
- CVE-2020-5836 Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection
- CVE-2020-5837 Path traversal in Symantec Endpoint Protection
- CVE-2020-5820 Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fj4f-frxp-mfr4.