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CVE-2018-5236

Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14 RU1 MP1 or 12.1 RU6 MP10 may be susceptible to a race...

5.3 Medium

Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14 RU1 MP1 or 12.1 RU6 MP10 may be susceptible to a race condition (or race hazard). This type of issue occurs in software where the output is dependent on the sequence or timing of other uncontrollable events.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.05%Up 0.2 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.3

Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14 RU1 MP1 or 12.1 RU6 MP10 may be susceptible to a race condition (or race hazard). This type of issue occurs in software where the output is dependent on the sequence or timing of other uncontrollable events.

Record
CVE-2018-5236
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-362
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14 RU1 MP1 or 12.1 RU6 MP10 may be susceptible to a race condition (or race hazard). This type of issue occurs in software where the output is dependent on the sequence or timing of other uncontrollable events.

Record
CVE-2018-5236
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-17018 No score

Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14 RU1 MP1 or 12.1 RU6 MP10 may be susceptible to a race condition (or race hazard). This type of issue occurs in software where the output is dependent on the sequence or timing of other uncontrollable events.

Record
EUVD-2018-17018
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fj65-q6ff-85mq 5.3

Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14 RU1 MP1 or 12.1 RU6 MP10 may be susceptible to a race...

Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14 RU1 MP1 or 12.1 RU6 MP10 may be susceptible to a race condition (or race hazard). This type of issue occurs in software where the output is dependent on the sequence or timing of other uncontrollable events.

Record
GHSA-fj65-q6ff-85mq
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-362
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliases, productsEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-5236 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Symantec Endpoint Protection, published June 20, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.05%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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