GSD-2018-5240

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:22
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The Inventory Plugin for Symantec Management Agent prior to 7.6 POST HF7, 8.0 POST HF6, or 8.1 RU7 may 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.
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CVE-2018-5240
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