vulnerability
Symantec Endpoint Protection: CVE-2020-5820: Vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 11, 2020 | Feb 20, 2020 | May 13, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 11, 2020
Added
Feb 20, 2020
Modified
May 13, 2026
Description
Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE), prior to 14.2 RU2 MP1 and prior to 14.2.5569.2100 respectively, 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.
Solution
symantec-endpoint-protection-upgrade-latest
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