8.0high
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 escala…
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.0
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.1%
percentile 66%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.10% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.2 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Symantec Corporation Inventory Plugin for Symantec Management Agent
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/104753 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- support.symantec.com /en_US/article.SYMSA1456.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1041654 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-5240
- NVD: CVE-2018-5240
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