CVE-2019-12759 Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM), Symantec Mail Security for MS Exchange (SMSMSE)
Attackers can exploit a privilege escalation flaw in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager and Mail Security to gain elevated access to protected 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-2019-12759?
CVE-2019-12759 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM), Symantec Mail Security for MS Exchange (SMSMSE), 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 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12759?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, Symantec Mail Security.
How do I fix CVE-2019-12759?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12759 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-12759 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12759 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM), Symantec Mail Security for MS Exchange (SMSMSE)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gj72-gg96-4j3w.