CVE-2019-12759
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.005 · 41 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- n/a Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM), Symantec Mail Security for MS Exchange (SMSMSE)≤ prior to versions 14.2 RU2, prior to 7.5.xenisa_euvdEU
- symantec endpoint protection manager≤ 14.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- symantec endpoint protection manager= 14.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.SYMSA1488.htmlcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12759cnnvd
- https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.SYMSA1488.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Symantec-Endpoint-Protection-six-vulnerabilities-30888cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2019.4318/cnnvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-989/cnnvd
- https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.SYMSA1488.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.SYMSA1488.htmlPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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