CVE-2019-12759
HIGHSymantec Endpoint Protection Manager < 14.2 RU2 and Mail Security < 7.5.x - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
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