CVE-2020-5832 Privilege escalation in Data Center Security Manager Component
An attacker can exploit a privilege escalation vulnerability in Symantec Data Center Security 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-2020-5832?
CVE-2020-5832 is a high-severity vulnerability in Data Center Security Manager Component, published on 6 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Symantec Data Center Security Manager Component, prior to 6.8.2 (aka 6.8 MP2), 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-2020-5832?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Data Center Security.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5832?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5832 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-5832 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5832 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r9p7-fvg8-jvc8.