Description
Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.3, may not respect file permissions when writing to log files that are replaced by symbolic links, which can lead to a potential elevation of privilege.
Published: 2020-05-11
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: 1.8% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-26992 Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.3, may not respect file permissions when writing to log files that are replaced by symbolic links, which can lead to a potential elevation of privilege.
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Symantec Endpoint Protection
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: symantec

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T08:39:25.922Z

Reserved: 2020-01-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-5837

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Status : Modified

Published: 2020-05-11T20:15:12.417

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:34:40.433

Link: CVE-2020-5837

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