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CVE-2016-6590: A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when loading DLLs during boot up and reboot in Symantec IT Mana...

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when loading DLLs during boot up and reboot in Symantec IT Management Suite 8.0 prior to 8.0 HF4 and Suite 7.6 prior to 7.6 HF7, Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 3.1 prior to 3.1 MP4, Symantec Endpoint Virtualization 7.x prior to 7.6 HF7, and Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.x prior to 10.4.1, which could let a local malicious user execute arbitrary code.

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Security readout for executives and security teams

This flaw lets a local user abuse how several Symantec products load DLLs during startup or reboot. If exploited, the user could run arbitrary code with elevated privileges on systems running vulnerable versions. The sources do not provide CVSS scoring or confirm active exploitation. Exposure is limited to systems running the listed Symantec products below their fixed versions, especially shared servers, admin workstations, or endpoints where untrusted local users can log in. Treat this as a targeted privilege escalation cleanup item. It is not evidenced as actively exploited, but vulnerable Symantec management or endpoint systems can increase business impact after local compromise. Mitigation focus: Upgrade IT Management Suite 8.0 to HF4 or later.; Upgrade IT Management Suite 7.6 to HF7 or later.; Upgrade Ghost Solution Suite 3.1 to MP4 or later..

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Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
SymantecIT Management Suite8.0 prior to 8.0 HF4 and 7.6 prior to 7.6 HF7Listed
SymantecGhost Solution Suite3.1 prior to 3.1 MP4Listed
SymantecSymantec Endpoint Virtualization7.x prior to 7.6 HFListed
SymantecEncryption Desktop0.x prior to 10.4.1, n/aListed
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