CVE-2020-5836: Symantec Endpoint Protection

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.3, can potentially reset the ACLs on a file as a limited user while Symantec Endpoint Protection's Tamper Protection feature is disabled.

Affected products

• Symantec Endpoint Protection: before 14.3 (fixed in 14.3)

Published 2020-05-11. Last modified 2026-06-17.