CVE-2016-6590
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2016
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when loading DLLs during boot up and reboot in Symantec IT Management Suite 8.0 prior to 8.0 HF4 and Suite 7.6 prior to 7.6 HF7, Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 3.1 prior to 3.1 MP4, Symantec Endpoint Virtualization 7.x prior to 7.6 HF7, and Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.x prior to 10.4.1, which could let a local malicious user execute arbitrary code.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
IT Management Suite
- Vendor
- Symantec
- Product
- IT Management Suite
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 prior to 8.0 HF4 and 7.6 prior to 7.6 HF7 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
Ghost Solution Suite
- Vendor
- Symantec
- Product
- Ghost Solution Suite
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 prior to 3.1 MP4 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
Symantec Endpoint Virtualization
- Vendor
- Symantec
- Product
- Symantec Endpoint Virtualization
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.x prior to 7.6 HF | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
Encryption Desktop
- Vendor
- Symantec
- Product
- Encryption Desktop
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.x prior to 10.4.1 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| n/a | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |