CVE-2019-12756 Auth bypass in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP)
Local administrators can bypass secondary password protection in Symantec Endpoint Protection, potentially disabling security features.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-12756?
CVE-2019-12756 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection, published on 15 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP), prior to 14.2 RU2 may be susceptible to a password protection bypass vulnerability whereby the secondary layer of password protection could by bypassed for individuals with local administrator rights.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12756?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Endpoint Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2019-12756?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12756 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2019-12756 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12756 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Endpoint Protection
- CVE-2012-0295 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2018-5237 Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection
- CVE-2020-5836 Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection
- CVE-2020-5837 Path traversal in Symantec Endpoint Protection
- CVE-2020-5820 Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-38x5-gc75-363x.