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CVE-2012-4351 is a local privilege escalation flaw in Symantec PGP Desktop and Symantec Encryption Desktop. A person or malware already able to run an application on an affected Windows system could potentially gain higher privileges through the pgpwded.sys driver. Exposure is most likely on legacy Windows endpoints still running Symantec PGP Desktop 10.x or Encryption Desktop 10.3.0 before MP1. Systems without these products or without the pgpwded.sys driver are not indicated as affected by the provided sources. Prioritize remediation for workstations handling sensitive encrypted data, administrator workstations, and shared systems. The issue is legacy and local-only, but successful exploitation could turn ordinary code execution into higher system privileges. Mitigation focus: Identify endpoints running the named Symantec encryption products.; Check Symantec advisory guidance for fixed versions and required maintenance packs.; Upgrade affected Encryption Desktop 10.3.0 deployments to MP1 or later if vendor guidance confirms..
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