CVE-2016-9094 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Symantec Endpoint Protection clients prior to versions 14.0 MP1 and 12.1 RU6 MP7. This flaw allows malicious file metadata within quarantine logs to be interpreted as a formula when exported and opened by a user, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. Exploitation requires significant user interaction, as the victim must export and then open the specially crafted log file. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1.6:mp7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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