CVE-2019-12750 Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection, Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition

High 7.8 Published 31 Jul 2019 Updated 4 Aug 2024

An attacker can exploit an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection to gain elevated access to protected system resources.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2019-12750?

CVE-2019-12750 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection, published on 31 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.2 RU1 & 12.1 RU6 MP10 and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition, prior to 12.1 RU6 MP10c (12.1.7491.7002), 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.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12750?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Symantec Endpoint Protection.

How do I fix CVE-2019-12750?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12750 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-12750 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12750 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-f3hv-249x-99cw.