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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 8, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-6590

CVE-2016-6590

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when loading DLLs during boot up and reboot in Symantec IT Management Suite 8.0 prior to 8.0 HF4 and Suite 7.6 prior to 7.6 HF7, Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 3.1 prior to 3.1 MP4, Symantec Endpoint Virtualization 7.x prior to 7.6 HF7, and Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.x prior to 10.4.1, which could let a local malicious user execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

17
  • Symantec/Ghost Solutions Suitecpe-rescue2 versions
    3.1 prior to 3.1 MP4+ 1 more
    • (no CPE)range: 3.1 prior to 3.1 MP4
    • (no CPE)range: <3.1 MP4
  • Symantec/Encryption Desktopcpe-rescue3 versions
    0.x prior to 10.4.1+ 2 more
    • (no CPE)range: 0.x prior to 10.4.1
    • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:encryption_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=10.0.0,<10.4.1
    • (no CPE)range: <10.4.1
  • Symantec/Endpoint Virtualizationcpe-rescue2 versions
    7.x prior to 7.6 HF+ 1 more
    • (no CPE)range: 7.x prior to 7.6 HF
    • (no CPE)range: <7.6 HF7
  • Symantec/Endpoint Encryption2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_encryption:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_encryption:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=7.0,<7.6
    • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_encryption:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Symantec/Ghost Solution Suite4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:symantec:ghost_solution_suite:3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:ghost_solution_suite:3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:ghost_solution_suite:3.1:maintenance_pack1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:ghost_solution_suite:3.1:maintenance_pack2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:ghost_solution_suite:3.1:maintenance_pack3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Symantec/It Management Suite4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:symantec:it_management_suite:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:it_management_suite:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:it_management_suite:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <8.0 HF4
    • (no CPE)range: 8.0 prior to 8.0 HF4 and 7.6 prior to 7.6 HF7

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