Low severity · published Nov 15, 2019
CVE-2019-12756
Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP), prior to 14.2 RU2 may be susceptible to a password protection bypass vulnerability whereby the secondary layer of password protection could by…
2.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP), prior to 14.2 RU2 may be susceptible to a password protection bypass vulnerability whereby the secondary layer of password protection could by bypassed for individuals with local administrator rights.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EP
Endpoint Protection · Symantec
11.0; 11.0; 11.0; 11.0; 11.0; 11.0; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12756
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12756
Patch
https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.SYMSA1488.html
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