CVE-2020-5358

Local privilege escalation via symbolic-link permission abuse

Published Jun 15, 2020 · Updated Sep 17, 2024

Improper access control in Dell Encryption Enterprise before 10.8 allows local users to gain elevated privileges through a crafted symbolic link. Dell attributes the flaw to incorrect permissions and symbolic-link use but has not identified the affected file, service, or privileged operation. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and user interaction, and successful abuse grants elevated privileges on the Windows endpoint.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in Dell Encryption Enterprise before 10.8 allows local users to gain elevated privileges through a crafted symbolic link. Dell attributes the flaw to incorrect permissions and symbolic-link use but has not identified the affected file, service, or privileged operation. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and user interaction, and successful abuse grants elevated privileges on the Windows endpoint.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-5358
Published
Jun 15, 2020
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Vendor
Dell
Product
Dell Encryption Enterprise
Classifications
CWE-732, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 15, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <10.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell · Dell Encryption Enterpriseversion=unspecified <10.7

Published CVSS scores

7.8NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.7DellCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2NISTAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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