# CVE-2026-11626: Local Privilege Escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection macOS CleanWipe Removal Tool

> An attacker with limited access can escalate privileges to gain administrative control via the CleanWipe Removal Tool on macOS.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 12 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wvc3-cw33-5mqh

## What is CVE-2026-11626?

CVE-2026-11626 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Symantec Endpoint Protection CleanWipe Removal Tool, published on 10 Jun 2026. 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

CleanWipe Removal Tool (macOS), prior to 16.0.0.65, may be susceptible to an Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker with limited privilege access on an affected system can escalate their privileges to gain administrative control.

Weakness: CWE-250 (Execution with Unnecessary Privileges)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-11626?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-11626?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-11626 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-11626 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-11626 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-11626 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-11626 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Symantec Endpoint Protection CleanWipe Removal Tool, published on 10 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-11626 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Broadcom Symantec Endpoint Protection CleanWipe Removal Tool. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-11626/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-11626/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-11626
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11626
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-11626

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-11626/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.