CVE-2019-9695

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.

Published: 2019-03-29 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2019-9695 is rated Moderate Risk (43.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.64%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-9695

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 0.10% 0.64% +0.54%
2 2025-03-30 0.19% 0.10% -0.09%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.19% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-9695

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:P)
Hands-on access—USB, keyboard, opening the case—not something you do purely over the wire.
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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 0.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-9695

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-9695

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec norton_core_firmware < 278 cpe:2.3:o:symantec:norton_core_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-9695

URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107478 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1476.html Mitigation Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence