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CVE-2016-6590

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.32%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-01-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2016-6590
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.32%

Original Filing — NVD 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.