CVE-2018-5240: Symantec Inventory

High severity, CVSS 8.0. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Inventory Plugin for Symantec Management Agent prior to 7.6 POST HF7, 8.0 POST HF6, or 8.1 RU7 may 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.

Affected products

• Symantec Inventory: up to and including 7.6; version 8.0 only; version 8.1 only

Published 2018-07-25. Last modified 2026-06-17.