CVE-2022-37016 Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection
An attacker can exploit a vulnerability in the Symantec Endpoint Protection Windows agent to gain elevated access to protected system resources.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-37016?
CVE-2022-37016 is a critical vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection, published on 1 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Symantec Endpoint Protection (Windows) agent 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-2022-37016?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Broadcom Symantec Endpoint Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2022-37016?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-37016 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-37016 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-37016 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Endpoint Protection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xf35-ghx9-6hhf.