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TI-2020-04758 Aliases CVE-2020-5837GHSA-qfhx-mfmg-3wfg

Link following in Symantec Endpoint Protection

Priority LOW 35CWE-59Published · 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, may not respect file permissions when writing to log files that are replaced by symbolic links, which can lead to a potential elevation of privilege.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00746 55th 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-2020-5837
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qfhx-mfmg-3wfg

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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Sources

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