FKIE_CVE-2020-5837

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-05-11 20:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:22
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.3, may not respect file permissions when writing to log files that are replaced by symbolic links, which can lead to a potential elevation of privilege.
References
secure@symantec.comhttps://support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/security-advisory-detail.html?notificationId=SYMSA1762Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/security-advisory-detail.html?notificationId=SYMSA1762Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
symantec endpoint_protection *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:22:18.763",
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