CVE-2019-12759 (GCVE-0-2019-12759)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2019-11-15 17:41
Modified
2024-08-04 23:32
Severity ?
CWE
  • Privilege Escalation
Summary
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) and Symantec Mail Security for MS Exchange (SMSMSE), prior to versions 14.2 RU2 and 7.5.x respectively, may be susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM), Symantec Mail Security for MS Exchange (SMSMSE) Version: prior to versions 14.2 RU2, prior to 7.5.x
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