CVE-2022-37016 json
Symantec Endpoint Protection (Windows) agent may be susceptible to a Privilege Escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby a…
published 2022-12-01 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-39673
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Symantec Endpoint Protection (Windows) agent 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.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- n/a Symantec Endpoint Protection
References
-
support.broadcom.com
/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/21014
permissions-required, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-37016
- NVD CVE-2022-37016
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