Symantec Fixes Privilege Escalation Flaw in Endpoint Protection

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Symantec fixed a local privilege escalation security flaw affecting all Symantec Endpoint Protection software versions prior to 14.2 RU2, and allowing attackers to escalate privileges on compromised devices and execute malicious code using SYSTEM privileges.
Symantec Endpoint Protection is a suite of security solutions including intrusion prevention, firewall, data loss prevention, and anti-malware capabilities for both desktop and server computers.
 

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