Low severity · published Jan 8, 2020
CVE-2016-6586
A security bypass vulnerability exists in Symantec Norton Mobile Security for Android before 3.16, which could let a malicious user conduct a man-in-the-middle via specially…
3.7
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A security bypass vulnerability exists in Symantec Norton Mobile Security for Android before 3.16, which could let a malicious user conduct a man-in-the-middle via specially crafted JavaScript to add arbitrary URLs to the URL whitelist.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 71% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NM
Norton Mobile Security · Symantec
before 3.16 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6586
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6586
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93901
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037225
Vendor Advisory
https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1384.html
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