CVE-2019-12756

Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP), prior to 14.2 RU2 may be susceptible to a password protection bypass vulnerability whereby the secondary layer of password protection could by bypassed for individuals with local administrator rights.

Published: 2019-11-15 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2019-12756 is rated Low Risk (17.1/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.30%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-12756

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.07% 0.30% +0.24%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.07% +0.02%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-12756

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.3 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 0.8 1.4 [email protected]
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-12756

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-12756

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:mr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:mr2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:mr3:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:mr4:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:mr4-mp1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:mr4-mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru5:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru6:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru6-mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru6-mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru6-mp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru6a:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru7:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru7-mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru7-mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru7-mp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru7-mp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru7-mp4a:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru1-p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru2-mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru3:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru4:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru4-mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru4-mp1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru4-mp1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru4a:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru5:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp5:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp6:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp7:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp8:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6-mp9:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 14.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 14.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.0.0:mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 14.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.0.0:mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 14.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 14.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.0.1:mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 14.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.0.1:mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 14.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 14.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.2:mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 14.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.2:ru1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-12756

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