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TI-2025-12720 Aliases CVE-2025-13918GHSA-rr2p-52gj-855x

Elevation of Privileges in Symantec Endpoint Protection Windows Client

Priority LOW 31CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.3 RU10 Patch 1, RU9 Patch 2, and RU8 Patch 3, may be susceptible to a Elevation of Privilege 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

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00163 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Symantec Endpoint Protection Windows Client (Broadcom): 14.3.12167.10000

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
BroadcomSymantec Endpoint Protection Windows Client14.3.12154.1000014.3.12167.10000Patch availableCNA
  • Symantec Endpoint Protection Windows Client VendorBroadcom Affected 14.3.12154.10000 Fixed in 14.3.12167.10000 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Symantec Endpoint Protection Windows Client (Broadcom) Fixed in 14.3.12167.10000

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Broadcom Symantec Endpoint Protection Windows Client — support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-…

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-12721 Component Object Model (COM) Hijacking in Symantec Endpoint Protection Windows ClientPriority LOW 19
    Show all 2 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-13918
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rr2p-52gj-855x

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-42442 vCenter directory-traversal vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-24610 Out-of-bounds write in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-01178 Code injection in Spring Framework KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-17490 mod_proxy SSRF KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2025-01721 Code injection exposure in Fabric OS 9.1.0 through 9.1.1d6 KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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Sources

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