CVE-2018-18368 Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM)
Attackers can exploit a privilege escalation flaw in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager to gain elevated access to protected resources.
- 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-2018-18368?
CVE-2018-18368 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM), published on 15 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM), prior to 14.2 RU1, 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.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18368?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2018-18368?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18368 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-18368 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18368 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cgj2-wm7x-gwqc.