CVE-2026-11626 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-11626: Local Privilege Escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection macOS CleanWipe Removal Tool

Weakness CWE-250
Published June 10, 2026
Last update June 12, 2026

CVSS base score

5.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

CleanWipe Removal Tool (macOS), prior to 16.0.0.65, may be susceptible to an Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker with limited privilege access on an affected system can escalate their privileges to gain administrative control.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 10, 2026 CVE published
June 12, 2026 Record updated