CVE-2018-5240 Privilege escalation in Inventory Plugin for Symantec Management Agent
Attackers can exploit the Inventory Plugin to gain elevated access to protected resources within the Symantec Management Agent environment.
- 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-2018-5240?
CVE-2018-5240 is a high-severity vulnerability in Inventory Plugin for Symantec Management Agent, published on 25 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Inventory Plugin for Symantec Management Agent prior to 7.6 POST HF7, 8.0 POST HF6, or 8.1 RU7 may 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5240?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Inventory.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5240?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5240 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-5240 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5240 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g7fp-c8p5-c8h7.