CVE-2020-5825 Path traversal in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE)

Medium 5.5 Published 11 Feb 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Attackers can overwrite existing files on the system without proper privileges, potentially leading to privilege escalation or data modification.

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-2020-5825?

CVE-2020-5825 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection, published on 11 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE), prior to 14.2 RU2 MP1 and prior to 14.2.5569.2100 respectively, may be susceptible to an arbitrary file write vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker is able to overwrite existing files on the resident system without proper privileges.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5825?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Symantec Endpoint Protection.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5825?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5825 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2020-5825 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5825 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-3r3g-prmp-4m5w.