Vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection
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 bypassed for individuals with local administrator rights.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 2.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (20.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 20.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Symantec Endpoint Protection — versions 11.0, 12.1, 14.0.0
- Symantec Endpoint Protection (Sep) — versions prior to 14.2 RU2
References
- support.symantec.com/us/en/article.SYMSA1488.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-12756?
- CVE-2019-12756 is a low-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection. CVSS score: 2.3/10. Published 2019-11-15.
- How severe is CVE-2019-12756?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.3 out of 10.