Is CVE-2020-5825 being actively exploited?

CVE-2020-5825 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-5825?

CVE-2020-5825 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2020-5825

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE), prior to 14.2 RU2 MP1 and prior to 14.2.5569.2100 respectively, may be susceptible to an arbitrary file write vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker is able to overwrite existing files on the resident system without proper privileges.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.5 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS score: 0.4% (29th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2020-26980)
Published: February 11, 2020
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2020-26980 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 4, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

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Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Symantec™ Endpoint Protection Version 11.0 - Symantec Corporation - Common Criteria 383-4-84 - archived

References

https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.SYMSA1505.html(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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