CVE-2020-5825

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 an arbitrary file write vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker is able to overwrite existing files on the resident system without proper privileges.

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-2020-5825 is rated Low Risk (32/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.36%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-5825

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 0.09% 0.36% +0.27%
2 2025-03-17 0.37% 0.09% -0.28%
3 2024-12-02 — 0.37% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-5825

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N 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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]
3.6 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-5825

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-5825

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-2020-5825

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