Is CVE-2020-5837 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-5837 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-5837?

CVE-2020-5837 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-5837?

CVE-2020-5837 has an EPSS score of 0.75% (50th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5837?

Upgrade endpoint protection to 14.3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-5837

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.3, may not respect file permissions when writing to log files that are replaced by symbolic links, which can lead to a potential elevation of privilege.

CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available

endpoint protectionNVD

Affected:< 14.3Fixed in:14.3CVE-2020-5837derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.75%probability of exploitation in 30 days

50thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 50% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.broadcom.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.