FKIE_CVE-2022-37016

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-12-01 14:15 - Updated: 2025-04-24 21:15
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
References
secure@symantec.comhttps://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/21014Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/21014Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
broadcom symantec_endpoint_protection *
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