Medium severity6.7NVD Advisory· Published Aug 18, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-5385
CVE-2020-5385
Description
Dell Encryption versions prior to 10.8 and Dell Endpoint Security Suite versions prior to 2.8 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-5358. A local malicious user with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privilege on the affected system with the help of a symbolic link.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:dell:encryption:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:dell:encryption:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: <10.8
- (no CPE)range: <10.8
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- cpe:2.3:a:dell:endpoint_security_suite_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <2.8
- Range: <2.8
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References
1- www.dell.com/support/article/SLN322456nvdVendor Advisory
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