CVE-2018-5240

Description

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.

8.0

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.73% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory symantec.com

Affected: Symantec Corporation Inventory Plugin for Symantec Management Agent

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104753	vdb entry third party advisory
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1456.html	mitigation vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041654	vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-5240?: CVE-2018-5240 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-5240?: To fix CVE-2018-5240, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-5240 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-5240 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-5240?: CVE-2018-5240 affects Symantec Corporation Inventory Plugin for Symantec Management Agent.

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