Vulnerability in Broadcom Symantec Endpoint Protection
CVE-2022-37016
Symantec Endpoint Protection (Windows) agent 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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (51.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Broadcom Symantec Endpoint Protection
- Symantec Endpoint Protection — versions 14.3 RU5
References
- support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/Se… (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-37016?
- CVE-2022-37016 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Symantec Endpoint Protection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-12-01.
- How severe is CVE-2022-37016?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.