What is CVE-2016-2202?

CVE-2016-2202 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Altiris It Management Suite, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-04-20.

How severe is CVE-2016-2202?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Symantec Altiris It Management Suite

CVE-2016-2202

The Inventory Solution component in the Management Agent in the client in Symantec Altiris IT Management Suite (ITMS) through 7.6 HF7 allows local users to bypass intended application-blacklist restrictions via unspecified vectors.

Published 2016-04-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 23.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Symantec Altiris It Management Suite

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/85778 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2202?: CVE-2016-2202 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Altiris It Management Suite, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-04-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-2202?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.