Medium severity6.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 13, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-15526

Description

Prior to SEE v11.1.3MP1, Symantec Endpoint Encryption can be susceptible to a null pointer de-reference issue, which can result in a NullPointerException that can lead to a privilege escalation scenario.

Affected products

Symantec Corporation/Symantec Endpoint Encryptionv5
Range: Prior to SEE v11.1.3MP1
Symantec/Endpoint Encryption
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_encryption:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=11.1.3

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/101698nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jspnvdVendor Advisory

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