VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2018-5240
CVSS score8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.10%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-07-25
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
The Inventory Plugin for Symantec Management Agent prior to 7.6 POST HF7, 8.0 POST HF6, or 8.1 RU7 may be susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue that allows a user to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected at lower access levels.
Primary references
- secure@symantec.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- secure@symantec.com — Third Party Advisory
- secure@symantec.com — Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mitigation, Vendor Advisory