CVE-2019-12759 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) prior to version 14.2 RU2 and Symantec Mail Security for MS Exchange (SMSMSE) prior to version 7.5.x. This flaw allows a local, low-privileged attacker to gain high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system, as indicated by its CVSSv3.1 score of 7.8 (High). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 14.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_manager:14.2:ru1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 7.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:*:*:*:*:*:microsoft_exchange:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.