CVE-2025-3599 Symantec Endpoint Protection Elevation of Privilege
An attacker can exploit a race condition in the ERASER Engine to delete protected resources and escalate privileges on Windows systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-3599?
CVE-2025-3599 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection, published on 30 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Symantec Endpoint Protection Windows Agent, running an ERASER Engine prior to 119.1.7.8, may be susceptible to an Elevation of Privilege vulnerability, which may allow an attacker to delete resources that are normally protected from an application or user.
Weakness: CWE-367
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-3599?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Broadcom Symantec Eraser Engine.
How do I fix CVE-2025-3599?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-3599 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-3599 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-3599 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m76m-45c7-gvr3.