High severity8.0NVD Advisory· Published Jul 25, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-5240
CVE-2018-5240
Description
The Inventory Plugin for Symantec Management Agent prior to 7.6 POST HF7, 8.0 POST HF6, or 8.1 RU7 may be susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue that allows a user to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected at lower access levels.
Affected products
2- Range: prior to 7.6 POST HF7, 8.0 POST HF6, 8.1 RU7
- Symantec Corporation/Inventory Plugin for Symantec Management Agentv5Range: Prior to 7.6 POST HF7, 8.0 POST HF6, or 8.1 RU7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104753nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041654nvdThird Party Advisory
- support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1456.htmlnvdMitigationVendor Advisory
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