CVE-2019-12759

HIGH

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager < 14.2 RU2 and Mail Security < 7.5.x - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) and Symantec Mail Security for MS Exchange (SMSMSE), prior to versions 14.2 RU2 and 7.5.x respectively, 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.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.SYMSA1488.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 17.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (3)
symantec/endpoint_protection_manager 14.2 ru1
symantec/endpoint_protection_manager < 14.2
symantec/mail_security < 7.5
Published Nov 15, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026