CVE-2019-18372 Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection

High 7.8 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection to gain elevated access to protected system 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-2019-18372?

CVE-2019-18372 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection, 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, prior to 14.2 RU2, 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18372?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Symantec Endpoint Protection.

How do I fix CVE-2019-18372?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-18372 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-18372 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18372 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Symantec Endpoint Protection vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gx24-7ppm-wgpq.

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