Privilege escalation in Broadcom Symantec Web Security Services Agent
CVE-2025-13917
WSS Agent, prior to 9.8.5, may be susceptible to a Elevation of Privilege vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.001 (0.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Broadcom Symantec Web Security Services Agent — versions 9.8.4, 9.8.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@symantec.com (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-13917?
- CVE-2025-13917 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Symantec Web Security Services Agent, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2026-01-28.
- How severe is CVE-2025-13917?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.