VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2022-37016
CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability0.72%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-12-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
Symantec Endpoint Protection (Windows) agent 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.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo
Primary references
- secure@symantec.com — Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory