A Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in Symantec Norton Antivirus, Norton AntiVirus with Backup, Norton Security, Norton Security with Backup, Norton Internet Security, Norton 360, Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Cloud, and Endpoint Protection Cloud Client due to a DLL-preloading without path restrictions, which could let a local malicious user obtain system privileges.
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 9 products from symantec, from symantec, from symantec and 6 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2020-01-09T20:15:11.163
2024-11-21T02:54:04.670
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.4
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | symantec | endpoint_protection | < 22.8.0.50 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | endpoint_protection_cloud | < 22.8.0.50 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | norton_360 | < 22.7 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | norton_antivirus | < 22.7 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | norton_antivirus_with_backup | < 22.7 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | norton_family | < 22.7 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | norton_internet_security | < 22.7 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | norton_security | < 22.7 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | norton_security_with_backup | < 22.7 | Yes |
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