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CVE-2016-6590

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when loading DLLs during boot up and reboot in Symantec IT Management Suite 8.0 prior to 8.0…

High7.8EPSS 0.32%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
symantec

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when loading DLLs during boot up and reboot in Symantec IT Management Suite 8.0 prior to 8.0 HF4 and Suite 7.6 prior to 7.6 HF7, Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 3.1 prior to 3.1 MP4, Symantec Endpoint Virtualization 7.x prior to 7.6 HF7, and Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.x prior to 10.4.1, which could let a local malicious user execute arbitrary code.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-6590, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.1High7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.32% · top 75% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Symantec · IT Management Suite

    • affected 8.0 prior to 8.0 HF4 and 7.6 prior to 7.6 HF7

  • Symantec · Ghost Solution Suite

    • affected 3.1 prior to 3.1 MP4

  • Symantec · Symantec Endpoint Virtualization

    • affected 7.x prior to 7.6 HF

  • Symantec · Encryption Desktop

    • affected 0.x prior to 10.4.1
    • affected n/a

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