CVE-2020-5836

7.8 highEPSS 0.4%

High (7.8) in symantec endpoint protection. EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.3, can potentially reset the ACLs on a file as a limited user while Symantec Endpoint Protection's Tamper Protection feature is disabled.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

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

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 31% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published: 2020-05-11
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

symantec:endpoint_protection

References

https://support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/security-advisory-detail.html?notificationId=SYMSA1762
https://support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/security-advisory-detail.html?notificationId=SYMSA1762

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