CVE-2020-5837

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CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

EPSS

<1%p53

Published

May 11, 2020 (May 11, 2020)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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.

Vendors: symantec
Products: endpoint protection
Weakness: CWE-59
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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