PT-2019-12924 · Symantec · Symantec Endpoint Protection+1

Published 2019-11-15 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-12756

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

2.3

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Symantec Endpoint Protection versions prior to 14.2 RU2

Description The issue allows for a password protection bypass, where individuals with local administrator rights can bypass the secondary layer of password protection.

Recommendations For versions prior to 14.2 RU2, update to version 14.2 RU2 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-12756

Affected Products

Symantec Endpoint Protection

Symantec Endpoint Protection Client

References · 3

• https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.SYMSA1488.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-12756 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12756 · Security Note