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High · 7.5 Public exploit CVE-2022-37017 EUVD-2022-39674GHSA-xrrv-gjcc-h93v

Symantec Endpoint Protection (Windows) agent, prior to 14.3 RU6/14.3 RU5 Patch 1, may be susceptible to a Security Control Bypass vulnerabi…

Published Dec 1, 2022 · Updated Apr 24, 2025 · Assigned by symantec

Description

Symantec Endpoint Protection (Windows) agent, prior to 14.3 RU6/14.3 RU5 Patch 1, may be susceptible to a Security Control Bypass vulnerability, which is a type of issue that can potentially allow a threat actor to circumvent existing security controls. This CVE applies narrowly to the Client User Interface Password protection and Policy Import/Export Password protection, if it has been enabled.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— Symantec Endpoint Protection 14.3 RU5 —

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 1 repository

  • apeppels/CVE-2022-37017 ★ 1 · Jul 21, 2024

    Bypass for Symantec Endpoint Protection's Client User Interface Password

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

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