CVE-2020-5358 Privilege escalation in Dell Encryption Enterprise
A local attacker can exploit incorrect permissions via symbolic links to gain elevated privileges on systems running Dell Encryption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-5358?
CVE-2020-5358 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Encryption Enterprise, published on 15 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Dell Encryption versions prior to 10.7 and Dell Endpoint Security Suite versions prior to 2.7 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to incorrect permissions. A local malicious user with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privilege on the affected system with the help of a symbolic link.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5358?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Dell Encryption, Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5358?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5358 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-5358 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5358 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell Encryption Enterprise
- CVE-2025-36564 Privilege escalation in Encryption Admin Utilities
- CVE-2018-15766 Dell Encryption and Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise Security Policy Overwrite Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-46637 Path traversal in Dell Encryption
- CVE-2025-36611 Path traversal in Encryption
- CVE-2023-32479 Privilege escalation in Dell Encryption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vppq-r87h-p2cr.