Improper privilege management in Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response (SEDR) Appliance, prior to 4.7.0, 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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response | 4.6.x | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response Vendor— Affected 4.6.x Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-37015
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f545-9c5v-qxgw
References
More Symantec Endpoint Detection And Response vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-10024 Symantec Endpoint Detection & Response, prior to 4.5, may be susceptible to an… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-04760 Symantec Endpoint Detection And Response, prior to 4.4, may be susceptible to an… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-14089 Cross-site scripting in Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2022-37015 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-37015 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f545-9c5v-qxgw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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