Vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager
CVE-2020-5835
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, prior to 14.3, has a race condition in client remote deployment which may result in an elevation of privilege on the remote machine.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (22.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 22.0% 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 Endpoint Protection Manager
- Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager — versions Prior to 14.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/security-advisory-detail.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5835?
- CVE-2020-5835 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2020-05-11.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5835?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.