Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager
CVE-2018-18368
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM), prior to 14.2 RU1, may be susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (45.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 45.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager
- Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (Sepm) — versions prior to 14.2 RU1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.symantec.com/us/en/article.SYMSA1488.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-18368?
- CVE-2018-18368 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-11-15.
- How severe is CVE-2018-18368?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-18368 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.