7.8high
CVE-2016-6590
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when loading DLLs during boot up and reboot in Symantec IT Management Suite 8.0 prior to 8.0 HF…
Published 6 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 25%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when loading DLLs during boot up and reboot in Symantec IT Management Suite 8.0 prior to 8.0 HF4 and Suite 7.6 prior to 7.6 HF7, Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 3.1 prior to 3.1 MP4, Symantec Endpoint Virtualization 7.x prior to 7.6 HF7, and Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.x prior to 10.4.1, which could let a local malicious user execute arbitrary code.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Symantec IT Management Suite
- Symantec Ghost Solution Suite
- Symantec Symantec Endpoint Virtualization
- Symantec Encryption Desktop
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/94279 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1037302 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- support.symantec.com /us/en/article.symsa1385.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-6590
- NVD: CVE-2016-6590
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