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CVE-2016-5311

VendorsymantecProductnorton 360, endpoint protection, endpoint protection cloud, norton antivirus, norton security, norton antivirus with backup, norton family, norton internet security, norton security with backupDiscoveredJan 9, 2020UpdatedNov 21, 2024

A Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in Symantec Norton Antivirus, Norton AntiVirus with Backup, Norton Security, Norton Security with Backup, Norton Internet Security, Norton 360, Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Cloud, and Endpoint Protection Cloud Client due to a DLL-preloading without path restrictions, which could let a local malicious user obtain system privileges.

CVSS v3.1
7.8 HIGH
EPSS
0.71%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionREQUIRED
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
10 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Jan 9, 2020
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Nov 21, 2024