CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-13674

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Symantec ProxyClient 3.4 for Windows is susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious local Windows user can, under certain circumstances, exploit this vulnerability to escalate their privileges on the system and execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges.

Risk Assessment

Privilege escalation may lead to unauthorized access to the system and execution of malicious code, posing a serious threat to the organization's security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Symantec ProxyClient to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for potential exploitation attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Symantec ProxyClient 3.4 for Windows is susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious local Windows user can, under certain circumstances, exploit this vulnerability to escalate their privileges on the system and execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS