CVE-2020-5822

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.

Published: 2020-02-11 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-5822 is rated Moderate Risk (42.2/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.39%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-5822

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 0.07% 0.39% +0.32%
2 2025-03-17 0.15% 0.07% -0.08%
3 2024-12-02 — 0.15% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-5822

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
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.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-5822

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-5822

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:mr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:mr2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:mr3:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:mr4:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:mr4-mp1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:mr4-mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru5:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru6:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru6-mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru6-mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru6-mp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru6a:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru7:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru7-mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru7-mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru7-mp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru7-mp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru7-mp4a:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru1-p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru2-mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru3:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru4:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru4-mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru4-mp1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru4-mp1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru4a:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru5:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp5:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp6:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp7:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp8:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp9:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 14.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 14.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.0.0:mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 14.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.0.0:mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 14.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 14.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.0.1:mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 14.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.0.1:mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 14.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 14.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.2:mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 14.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.2:ru1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 14.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.2:ru1_mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 14.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.2:ru2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.0:rtm:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.0:ru1:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:-:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru1:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru1-mp1:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru2:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru2-mp1:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru3:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru4:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru4-mp1:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru4-mp1a:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru4-mp1b:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru4a:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru5:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6_mp1:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6_mp10:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6_mp2:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6_mp3:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6_mp4:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6_mp5:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6_mp6:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6_mp7:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6_mp8:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6_mp9:*:*:small_business:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-5822

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