CVE-2018-5240

HIGH 8.0CVE-2018-5240 · Published 25/07/2018 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2018-5240 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.0) vulnerability affecting inventory (symantec).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.1%, higher than 65.6% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
inventory symantec	`= 8.0= 8.1≤ 7.6`	No fix yet

Description

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.

References

securityfocus.com/bid/104753 · Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com/id/1041654 · Third Party Advisory
support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1456.html · Mitigation

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