Symantec DLP Agent Vulnerability Let Attackers Escalate Privileges
A high-severity security flaw has been identified in the Symantec Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Agent for Windows. Tracked as CVE-2026-3991, this vulnerability allows a low-privileged local attacker to escalate their system privileges to the highest level. Security researcher Manuel Feifel discovered the flaw, and Broadcom has recently released patches to address the issue. The vulnerability […]
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