CVE-2019-12756 json
Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP), prior to 14.2 RU2 may be susceptible to a password protection bypass vulnerability whereby the secondar…
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-4342
- cvss
- 2.3
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
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0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 2.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- n/a Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP)
References
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support.symantec.com
/us/en/article.SYMSA1488.html
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-12756
- NVD CVE-2019-12756
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