vulnerability
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager: CVE-2019-12759: Vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 15, 2019 | Dec 6, 2019 | May 7, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 15, 2019
Added
Dec 6, 2019
Modified
May 7, 2026
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.
Solution
symantec-endpoint-protection-manager-upgrade-latest
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