HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2020-5832
HIGH

CVE-2020-5832

NVD-CWE-noinfoPublished: April 6, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Symantec Data Center Security Manager Component, prior to 6.8.2 (aka 6.8 MP2), may be susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2020-5832 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

symantec1 product(s)
data center security
Source: NVD CPE · 1 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttps://support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/security-advisory-detail.html?notificationId=SYMSA1750
ADVISORYhttps://support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/security-advisory-detail.html?notificationId=SYMSA1750

All References (2)

→
https://support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/security-advisory-detail.html?notificationId=SYMSA1750Third Party Advisory
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https://support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/security-advisory-detail.html?notificationId=SYMSA1750Third Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2020-5832
CVSS Score7.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessNVD-CWE-noinfo
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedApr 6, 2020

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2020-5832 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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