CVE-2017-13681 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to SEP 12.1 RU6 MP9. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated access, with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High). Exploitation requires multiple file and directory writes to the local filesystem, making it impractical for drive-by attacks. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:*:m9:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/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.