Vulnerability in Symantec Management Agent
CVE-2022-25623
The Symantec Management Agent is susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability. A low privilege local account can be elevated to the SYSTEM level through registry manipulations.
EPSS: 0.003 (20.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Symantec Management_agent — versions 8.5, 8.6
- N/a Symantec Management Agent — versions 8.5, 8.6
References
- secure@symantec.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-25623?
- CVE-2022-25623 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Management Agent. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-03-04.
- How severe is CVE-2022-25623?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.