Medium 4.3Published Jun 21, 2014

CVE-2014-3431Symantec PGP Desktop 10.x, and Encryption Desktop Professional 10.3.x before 10.3.2 MP2, on OS X uses world-writable permissions for temporary files, which allows local users to bypass intended restr…

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Symantec PGP Desktop 10.x, and Encryption Desktop Professional 10.3.x before 10.3.2 MP2, on OS X uses world-writable permissions for temporary files, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on file reading, modification, creation, and permission changes via unspecified vectors.

CVSS: 4.3 MEDIUM (v2.0, NVD)AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

symantec encryption_desktop symantec:encryption_desktop	10.3.0; 10.3.1; 10.3.2; 10.3.2	NVD
symantec pgp_desktop symantec:pgp_desktop	10.0.0; 10.0.1; 10.0.2; 10.0.3; 10.1.0; 10.1.1; 10.1.2; 10.2.0; and 2 more ranges	NVD

References

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/59421
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68077
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030454
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20140620_00	vendor-advisory

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