7.8

CVE-2019-12757: symantec endpoint_protection

Modified
Published 15-11-2019Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-12757 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in symantec endpoint_protection. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.40%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 15-11-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP), prior to 14.2 RU2 & 12.1 RU6 MP10 and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE) prior to 12.1 RU6 MP10d (12.1.7510.7002), may be susceptible to a privilege escalation 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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

33%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.40% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Symantec1 product
  • endpoint_protection11.0 | 11.0:mr1 | 11.0:mr2 | 11.0:mr3 | 11.0:mr4 | 11.0:mr4-mp1a | 11.0:mr4-mp2 | 11.0:ru5 | 11.0:ru6 | 11.0:ru6-mp1 | 11.0:ru6-mp2 | 11.0:ru6-mp3 | 11.0:ru6a | 11.0:ru7 | 11.0:ru7-mp1 | 11.0:ru7-mp2 | 11.0:ru7-mp3 | 11.0:ru7-mp4 | 11.0:ru7-mp4a | 12.1 | 12.1:ru1 | 12.1:ru1-p1 | 12.1:ru2 | 12.1:ru2-mp1 | 12.1:ru3 | 12.1:ru4 | 12.1:ru4-mp1 | 12.1:ru4-mp1a | 12.1:ru4-mp1b | 12.1:ru4a | 12.1:ru5 | 12.1:ru6 | 12.1:ru6-mp1 | 12.1:ru6-mp2 | 12.1:ru6-mp3 | 12.1:ru6-mp4 | 12.1:ru6-mp5 | 12.1:ru6-mp6 | 12.1:ru6-mp7 | 12.1:ru6-mp8 | 12.1:ru6-mp9 | 14.0.0 | 14.0.0:mp1 | 14.0.0:mp2 | 14.0.1 | 14.0.1:mp1 | 14.0.1:mp2 | 14.2 | 14.2:mp1 | 14.2:ru1 | 14.2:ru1_mp1 | 12.0:rtm | 12.0:ru1 | 12.1:ru1-mp1 | 12.1:ru6_mp1 | 12.1:ru6_mp10 | 12.1:ru6_mp2 | 12.1:ru6_mp3 | 12.1:ru6_mp4 | 12.1:ru6_mp5 | 12.1:ru6_mp6 | 12.1:ru6_mp7 | 12.1:ru6_mp8 | 12.1:ru6_mp9

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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