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TI-2020-04757 Aliases CVE-2020-5836GHSA-6gc7-mhjg-cg5c

Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.3, can potentially reset the ACLs on a file as…

Priority LOW 34Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.3, can potentially reset the ACLs on a file as a limited user while Symantec Endpoint Protection's Tamper Protection feature is disabled.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00374 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Symantec Endpoint Protection: 14.3

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Symantec Endpoint Protectionbefore 14.314.3Patch availableCNA
  • Symantec Endpoint Protection Vendor— Affected before 14.3 Fixed in 14.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 14.3VulnerableSymantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 14.3 Vulnerable ·Symantec

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Symantec Endpoint Protection Fixed in 14.3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-5836
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6gc7-mhjg-cg5c

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2009-01353 The Intel LANDesk Common Base Agent (CBA) in Symantec Alert Management System 2 (AMS2)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-01354 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in IAO.EXE in the Intel Alert Originator Service in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2016-02020 The AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec Advanced Threat Protection (ATP); Symantec… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2012-01284 The ZIP file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, AVG Anti-Virus… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2012-01283 The Gzip file parser in AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Bitdefender 7.2, Command Antivirus… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2012-01281 The TAR file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Avira AntiVir… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
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