CVE-2018-5236
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3EPSS 1.1%EU EUVD
Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14 RU1 MP1 or 12.1 RU6 MP10 may be susceptible to a race condition (or race hazard). This type of issue occurs in software where the output is dependent on the sequence or timing of other uncontrollable events.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.3 (v3.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-362
- EPSS score
- 1.1% (64th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2018-17018)
- Published
- June 20, 2018
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2018-17018 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- symantec / endpoint protection
- symantec / endpoint protection
- symantec / endpoint protection
Certified products that may be affected
2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Symantec™ Endpoint Protection Version 12.1.2 - Symantec Corporation - Common Criteria 383-4-217 - archived
- Symantec™ Endpoint Protection Version 11.0 - Symantec Corporation - Common Criteria 383-4-84 - archived
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104198(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041180(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1454.html(Vendor Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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