FKIE_CVE-2017-13674

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-09-01 13:29 - Updated: 2026-05-13 00:24
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
References
secure@symantec.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100554Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@symantec.comhttps://www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA152Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100554Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA152Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
symantec proxyclient 3.4
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  "lastModified": "2026-05-13T00:24:29.033",
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