CVE-2019-9698

low-risk
Published 2019-05-08

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.05% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Antivirus Engine

Affected Vendors

Symantec

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1481.html
Vendor Advisory https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1481.html
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal