CVE-2019-9695 Code injection in Norton Core
Attackers with physical access can execute arbitrary code on Norton Core devices, requiring firmware upgrades to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-9695?
CVE-2019-9695 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Norton Core, published on 29 Mar 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Norton Core prior to v278 may be susceptible to an arbitrary code execution issue, which is a type of vulnerability that has the potential of allowing an individual to execute arbitrary commands or code on a target machine or in a target process. Note that this exploit is only possible with direct physical access to the device.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9695?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Norton Core Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-9695?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9695 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2019-9695 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9695 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Norton Core
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v6v7-6hh8-q5rg.