CVE-2020-5385 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Dell Encryption versions prior to 10.8 and Dell Endpoint Security Suite versions prior to 2.8, stemming from an incomplete fix for a previous vulnerability. A local attacker with low privileges could exploit this by using a symbolic link to gain elevated system access. Rated as HIGH severity with a CVSS score of 7.8, it carries a significant risk of full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:encryption:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
< 2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:endpoint_security_suite_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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