What is CVE-2018-12245?

CVE-2018-12245 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint_protection, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-29.

How severe is CVE-2018-12245?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint_protection

CVE-2018-12245

Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14.2 MP1 may be susceptible to a DLL Preloading vulnerability, which in this case is an issue that can occur when an application being installed unintentionally loads a DLL provided by a potential atta…

EPSS: 0.011 (61.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Symantec Endpoint_protection
Symantec Corporation Endpoint Protection (Sep) — versions Prior to 14.2 MP1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

secure@symantec.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
secure@symantec.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12245?: CVE-2018-12245 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint_protection, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-29.
How severe is CVE-2018-12245?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.