CVE-2022-25631

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Published Jan 20, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.3 RU6 (14.3.9210.6000), may be susceptible to a Elevation of Privilege vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Symantec Endpoint Protection

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`14.3`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-30291	Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.3 RU6 (14.3.9210.6000), may be susceptible to a Elevation of Privilege vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.170% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/21165

History

Apr 3, 2025 6:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-269
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Broadcom Symantec Endpoint Protection

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 3, 2025, 5:39 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: symantec
Published: Jan 20, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 3, 2025, 5:39 PM
Reserved: Feb 21, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 4:42 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 4:42 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:33 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 20, 2023, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:33 AM

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