CVE-2020-5358

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Dell Encryption versions prior to 10.7 and Dell Endpoint Security Suite versions prior to 2.7 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to incorrect permissions. A local malicious user with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privilege on the affected system with the help of a symbolic link.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-732

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Dell	Dell Encryption Enterprise	>= unspecified, < 10.7

References

https://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN321789Vendor Advisory
https://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN321789Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jun 15, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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