Vulnerability in Symantec Inventory
CVE-2018-5240
The Inventory Plugin for Symantec Management Agent prior to 7.6 POST HF7, 8.0 POST HF6, or 8.1 RU7 may be susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue that allows a user to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected at lower access levels.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (64.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Symantec Inventory — versions 8.0, 8.1
- Symantec Corporation Inventory Plugin For Management Agent — versions Prior to 7.6 POST HF7, 8.0 POST HF6, or 8.1 RU7
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104753 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1456.html (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041654 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-5240?
- CVE-2018-5240 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Inventory. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2018-07-25.
- How severe is CVE-2018-5240?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.