Is CVE-2018-5237 being actively exploited?

CVE-2018-5237 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-5237?

CVE-2018-5237 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2018-5237

HIGH · CVSS 8.8EPSS 1.9%EU EUVD

Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14 RU1 MP1 or 12.1 RU6 MP10 could 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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.8 (v3.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS score: 1.9% (80th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2018-17019)
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-2018-17019 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected 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/104199(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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