CVE-2017-13680 describes a vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) for Windows, specifically versions prior to SEP 12.1 RU6 MP9 and SEP 14 RU1. An authenticated local attacker could leverage the product's user interface to perform unauthorized file deletions on the affected system. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local user privileges, but could lead to high integrity impact (unauthorized file deletion). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:*:m9:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.