CVE-2019-9698 Other in Symantec AV Engine
An attacker can delete arbitrary files on the system without elevated privileges, potentially causing data loss or service disruption.
- 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-2019-9698?
CVE-2019-9698 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec AV Engine, published on 8 May 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Symantec AV Engine, prior to 13.0.9r17, may be susceptible to an arbitrary file deletion issue, which is a type of vulnerability that could allow an attacker to delete files on the resident system without elevated privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9698?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Antivirus Engine.
How do I fix CVE-2019-9698?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9698 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-9698 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9698 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cj93-pvv6-m688.