Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14 RU1 MP1 or 12.1 RU6 MP10 could 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
Published Jun 20, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.93%
Description
Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14 RU1 MP1 or 12.1 RU6 MP10 could 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.
Affected products
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- Version Prior to 14 RU1 MP1 or 12.1 RU6 MP10StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symantec Corporation | Symantec Endpoint Protection | n/a |
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- ≤ 14.0
- 12.1
- 14.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.93% (0.01931) | 79.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.96% (0.01956) | 77.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.92% (0.01915) | 81.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.48% (0.03481) | 79.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.92% (0.01915) | 82.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00199) | 57.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00199) | 57.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 11, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00238) | 61.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00255) | 62.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00302) | 64.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 23.96th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 57.50th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104199 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041180 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1454.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104199 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041180 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1454.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.