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TI-2026-10037 Aliases CVE-2026-11626GHSA-wvc3-cw33-5mqh

Local Privilege Escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection macOS CleanWipe Removal Tool

Priority LOW 25CWE-250Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Active
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-250.

Summary

CleanWipe Removal Tool (macOS), prior to 16.0.0.65, may be susceptible to an Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker with limited privilege access on an affected system can escalate their privileges to gain administrative control.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00107 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Symantec Endpoint Protection CleanWipe Removal Tool (Broadcom): 16.0.0.65

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 CleanWipe Removal Tool—16.0.0.65Patch availableCNA
  • Symantec Endpoint Protection CleanWipe Removal Tool VendorBroadcom Affected — Fixed in 16.0.0.65 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Symantec Endpoint Protection CleanWipe Removal Tool (Broadcom) Fixed in 16.0.0.65

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-11626
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wvc3-cw33-5mqh

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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