CVE-2018-5240

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.

Published: 2018-07-25 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-5240 is rated Moderate Risk (54/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.10%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-5240

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.51% 1.10% +0.59%
2 2025-10-22 0.61% 0.51% -0.10%
3 2025-08-12 — 0.61% —

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-5240

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.0 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:A)
Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.1 5.9 [email protected]
5.2 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:A)
Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 5.1 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-5240

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-5240

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec inventory <= 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:inventory:*:*:*:*:*:management_agent:*:*
symantec inventory 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:inventory:8.0:hf6:*:*:*:management_agent:*:*
symantec inventory 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:inventory:8.1:ru7:*:*:*:management_agent:*:*

References for CVE-2018-5240

URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104753 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041654 Third Party Advisory
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1456.html Mitigation Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence