Symantec Endpoint Protection macOS CleanWipe Removal Tool Security Update
Summary
Broadcom's Enterprise Security Group has released an update to address an issue that was discovered in the CleanWipe removal tool for Enterprise Security Agent (ESA) Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 16.0 on macOS.
Affected Product(s)
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CleanWipe Removal Tool for ESA SEP 16 (macOS) |
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CVE |
Affected Version(s) |
Remediation |
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CVE-2026-11626 |
Prior to 16.0.0.65 |
Download MacOS_CleanWipe_ESA_16.0.0.65 or greater. Please refer to Download the CleanWipe removal tool to uninstall Endpoint Protection for details. |
Issue Details
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CVE-2026-11626 |
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Severity/CVSSv4: |
Medium / 5.4 AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
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References: Impact: |
NVD: CVE-2026-11626 Local Privilege Escalation |
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Description: |
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. |
Mitigation & Additional Information
Broadcom The following update has been made available to remediate this issue:
- MacOS_CleanWipe_EA_16.0.0.65
The latest version(s) of the CleanWipe Removal tool are available via the Download the CleanWipe removal tool to uninstall Endpoint Protection knowledge base article.
Broadcom's Enterprise Security Group recommends the following measures to reduce risk of attack:
- Restrict access to administrative or management systems to authorized privileged users.
- Restrict remote access to trusted/authorized systems only.
- Run under the principle of least privilege, where possible, to limit the impact of potential exploit.
- Keep all operating systems and applications current with vendor patches.
- Follow a multi-layered approach to security. At a minimum, run both firewall and anti-malware applications to provide multiple points of detection and protection for both inbound and outbound threats.
- Deploy network and host-based intrusion detection systems to monitor network traffic for signs of anomalous or suspicious activity. This may aid in the detection of attacks or malicious activity related to the exploitation of latent vulnerabilities.
Acknowledgements
- CVE-2026-11626 Kun Peeks (@SwayZGl1tZyyy)