Symantec Endpoint Protection Client < 14.3.5470.3000 / 14.3 RU4 < 14.3.7419.4000 / 14.3 RU5 < 14.3.8289.5000 / 14.3 RU6 < 14.3.9210.6000 Privilege Elevation (21165)

high Nessus Plugin ID 171960

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Synopsis

The Symantec Endpoint Protection Client installed on the remote host is affected by a privilege elevation vulnerability.

Description

The version of Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) Client installed on the remote host is affected by an elevation of privilege vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated privileges.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Symantec Endpoint Protection Client version 14.3 RU1 MP1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 171960

File Name: symantec_endpoint_prot_client_21165.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 2/28/2023

Updated: 3/1/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-25631

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:symantec:endpoint_protection

Required KB Items: Antivirus/SAVCE/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/18/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/18/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-25631

IAVA: 2023-A-0001

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