CVE-2022-37017

highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.012 · 67 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

1.16% (67th) EPSS

CVSS 7.5 · high

Is it mine?

4 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

Symantec Endpoint Protection (Windows) agent, prior to 14.3 RU6/14.3 RU5 Patch 1, may be susceptible to a Security Control Bypass vulnerability, which is a type of issue that can potentially allow a threat actor to circumvent existing security controls. This CVE applies narrowly to the Client User Interface Password protection and Policy Import/Export Password protection, if it has been enabled.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.4

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6

v3.18.4highAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nsecondaryexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-254US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

apeppels/CVE-2022-37017Bypass for Symantec Endpoint Protection's Client User Interface PasswordPoC · poc_in_github

affected products (4)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a Symantec Endpoint Protection≤ 14.3 RU5enisa_euvdEU
Broadcom Inc. Symantec Endpoint Protection≤ 14.3 RU5 Patch 1fstec_bduRU
Broadcom Inc. Symantec Endpoint Protection≤ 14.3 RU6fstec_bduRU
broadcom symantec endpoint protection< 14.3.5.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2022-12-01modified 2026-06-17

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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