CVE-2022-25631 Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection
Attackers can exploit this vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection to gain elevated privileges on the affected system.
- 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-2022-25631?
CVE-2022-25631 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection, published on 20 Jan 2023. 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 14.3 RU6 (14.3.9210.6000), may be susceptible to a Elevation of Privilege vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25631?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Broadcom Symantec Endpoint Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2022-25631?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25631 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-25631 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25631 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Endpoint Protection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cpjp-5929-98gg.