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CVE-2019-12759

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 15, 2019 at 05:41 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:15 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorEndpoint Protection ManagerMail SecurityMail Security for Microsoft Exchange

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

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.

Affected

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

Endpoint Protection Manager· Symantec
95%
v ≤ 14.2v < 7.5.x14.2 ru1
Affected range stops below 7.5.x, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Mail Security· Symantec
95%
v < 7.5
Affected range stops below 7.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange· Symantec
60%
v < 7.5.x
Affected range stops below 7.5.x, 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 (1)

x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.SYMSA1488.html

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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