CVE-2016-5311
HIGH
7.8
Our Analysis: General Purpose
Our model has classified this vulnerability as relevant to General Purpose Systems, helping your team prioritize efforts effectively.
Published Date
January 9, 2020
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
CVSS Vector
Not Available
Description
A Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in Symantec Norton Antivirus, Norton AntiVirus with Backup, Norton Security, Norton Security with Backup, Norton Internet Security, Norton 360, Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Cloud, and Endpoint Protection Cloud Client due to a DLL-preloading without path restrictions, which could let a local malicious user obtain system privileges.