Vulnerability in Symantec Antivirus Engine

CVE-2019-9698

Symantec AV Engine, prior to 13.0.9r17, may be susceptible to an arbitrary file deletion issue, which is a type of vulnerability that could allow an attacker to delete files on the resident system without elevated privileges.

EPSS: 0.003 (24.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9698?
CVE-2019-9698 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Antivirus Engine. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-05-08.
How severe is CVE-2019-9698?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.