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CVE-2018-12240

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: August 29, 2018 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:37 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNorton Password Manager

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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

The Norton Identity Safe product prior to 5.3.0.976 may be susceptible to a privilege escalation issue via a hard coded IV, which is a type of vulnerability that can potentially increase the likelihood of encrypted data being recovered without adequate credentials.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Norton Password Manager· Symantec
95%
v < 5.3.0.976
Affected range stops below 5.3.0.976, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105146
x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1460.html

CVSS

5.9MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-798

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