CVE-2019-12759

HIGH

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager < 14.2 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: rule

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 17.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

Status published

Affected Products (3)

symantec/endpoint_protection_manager < 14.2
symantec/endpoint_protection_manager
symantec/mail_security < 7.5

Timeline

Published Nov 15, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026