PT-2020-18745 · Symantec · Symantec Endpoint Protection+1

Published 2020-05-11 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-5836

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Symantec Endpoint Protection versions prior to 14.3

Description The issue potentially allows a limited user to reset the ACLs on a file when Symantec Endpoint Protection's Tamper Protection feature is disabled.

Recommendations For versions prior to 14.3, update to version 14.3 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-5836

Affected Products

Symantec Endpoint Protection

Symantec Endpoint Protection Client

References · 3

• https://support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/security-advisory-detail.html?notificationId=SYMSA1762 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5836 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5836 · Vendor Advisory