Vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint_protection
CVE-2016-5311
A Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in Symantec Norton Antivirus, Norton AntiVirus with Backup, Norton Security, Norton Security with Backup, Norton Internet Security, Norton 360, Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Cloud, a…
EPSS: 0.007 (49.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Symantec Endpoint_protection
- Symantec Endpoint_protection_cloud
- Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Cloud, And Cloud Client — versions before 22.8.0.50
- Symantec Norton_360
- Symantec Norton_antivirus
- Symantec Norton Antivirus, Antivirus With Backup, Security, Security Internet 360 — versions before 22.7
- Symantec Norton_antivirus_with_backup
- Symantec Norton_family
- Symantec Norton_internet_security
- Symantec Norton_security
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@symantec.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secure@symantec.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secure@symantec.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secure@symantec.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secure@symantec.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5311?
- CVE-2016-5311 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint_protection, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-01-09.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5311?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.