SymDiag PE Vulnerability (pre-3.0.79)
CVE-2025-0893 Published on February 19, 2025

Symantec Diagnostic Tool (SymDiag), prior to 3.0.79, may be susceptible to a Privilege Escalation vulnerability.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-0893 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Exploitation:
NONE
Automatable:
NO
Technical Impact:
TOTAL
Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

Improper Privilege Management

The software does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.


Affected Versions

Symantec Diagnostic Tool Version 3.0.78 or earlier is affected by CVE-2025-0893

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.15%
Percentile
4.46%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.