CVE-2022-37016 (GCVE-0-2022-37016)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-01 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-24 20:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Symantec Endpoint Protection (Windows) agent may be susceptible to a Privilege Escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-24 20:27 UTC
CWE
- Privilege Escalation
- CWE-noinfo Not enough information
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Symantec Endpoint Protection |
Affected:
14.3 RU5
|
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