What is CVE-2019-12752?

CVE-2019-12752 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Sonar, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-11-01.

How severe is CVE-2019-12752?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Symantec Sonar

CVE-2019-12752

The Symantec SONAR component, prior to 12.0.2, may be susceptible to a tamper protection bypass vulnerability which could potentially allow an attacker to circumvent the existing tamper protection in use on the resident system.

Published 2019-11-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (33.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 33.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Symantec Sonar
Symantec Sonar Component — versions Prior to 12.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

support.symantec.com/us/en/article.SYMSA1494.html (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12752?: CVE-2019-12752 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Sonar, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-11-01.
How severe is CVE-2019-12752?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.