What is CVE-2019-18374?

CVE-2019-18374 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Symantec_critical_system_protection, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-25.

How severe is CVE-2019-18374?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Broadcom Symantec_critical_system_protection

CVE-2019-18374

Symantec Critical System Protection (CSP), versions 8.0, 8.0 HF1 & 8.0 MP1, may be susceptible to an authentication bypass vulnerability, which is a type of issue that can potentially allow a threat actor to circumvent existing authenticat…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.017 (74.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Broadcom Symantec_critical_system_protection — versions 8.0.0
Symantec Critical System Protection (Csp) — versions 8.0, 8.0 HF1, 8.0 MP1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

secure@symantec.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-18374?: CVE-2019-18374 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Symantec_critical_system_protection, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-25.
How severe is CVE-2019-18374?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.