Privilege Escalation in Symantec PGP Encryption 11.0.1
Priority LOW 25CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
Privilege escalation occurs when a user gets access to more resources or functionality than they are normally allowed.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00333 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-8660
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7693-45r8-8v4h
References
More Broadcom Symantec Pgp Encryption vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-07928 Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Symantec PGP Encryption 11.0.1 CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2025-8660 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-8660 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7693-45r8-8v4h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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