CVE-2016-6590
High
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductSymantec Encryption Desktop
PublishedJan 8, 2020
First seenJan 8, 2020
How to fix
Update
- symantec encryption_desktop10.4.1 or later
- symantec endpoint_encryption7.6 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| symantec encryption_desktop | 10.0.0 ≤ v < 10.4.1 | 10.4.1 |
| symantec endpoint_encryption | 7.0 ≤ v < 7.6, 7.6 | 7.6 |
| symantec ghost_solution_suite | 3.1 | — |
| symantec it_management_suite | 7.6, 8.0 | — |
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