High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 11, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-5823
CVE-2020-5823
Description
Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE), prior to 14.2 RU2 MP1 and prior to 14.2.5569.2100 respectively, may be susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user.
Affected products
80- Symantec/Endpoint Protectiondescription
<14.2 RU2 MP1+ 77 more
- (no CPE)range: <14.2 RU2 MP1
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:mr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:mr2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:mr3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:mr4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:mr4-mp1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:mr4-mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru6-mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru6-mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru6-mp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru6a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru7-mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru7-mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru7-mp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru7-mp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru7-mp4a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru1-p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru2-mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru4-mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru4-mp1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru4-mp1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru4a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp9:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.0.0:mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.0.0:mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.0.1:mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.0.1:mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.2:mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.2:ru1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.2:ru1_mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.2:ru2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.0:rtm:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.0:ru1:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:-:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru1:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru1-mp1:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru2:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru2-mp1:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru3:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru4:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru4-mp1:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru4-mp1a:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru4-mp1b:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru4a:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru5:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6_mp1:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6_mp10:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6_mp2:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6_mp3:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6_mp4:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6_mp5:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6_mp6:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6_mp7:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6_mp8:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6_mp9:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
- Range: <14.2.5569.2100
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- support.symantec.com/us/en/article.SYMSA1505.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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