CVE-2019-9694 Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Encryption
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Encryption 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-2019-9694?
CVE-2019-9694 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Encryption, published on 10 Apr 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Symantec Endpoint Encryption prior to SEE 11.2.1 MP1 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-2019-9694?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Endpoint Encryption.
How do I fix CVE-2019-9694?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9694 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-9694 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9694 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Endpoint Encryption
- CVE-2019-9702 Privilege escalation in Endpoint Encryption
- CVE-2019-9703 Symantec Endpoint Encryption, prior to SEE 11.3.0, may be susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue that
- CVE-2015-8156 Privilege escalation in n/a
- CVE-2017-15526 Null dereference in Symantec Endpoint Encryption
- CVE-2017-13683 Information disclosure in Symantec Endpoint Encryption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jvvc-cv2q-j9jj.