CVE-2017-13674 (GCVE-0-2017-13674)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-09-01 13:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 23:16
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Summary
Symantec ProxyClient 3.4 for Windows is susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious local Windows user can, under certain circumstances, exploit this vulnerability to escalate their privileges on the system and execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Privilege escalation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Symantec Corporation ProxyClient Affected: 3.4
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Date Public
2017-08-31 00:00
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