CVE-2019-9698

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductSymantec Antivirus Engine
PublishedMay 8, 2019
First seenMay 8, 2019

How to fix

Update
  • symantec antivirus_engine13.0.9r17 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
symantec antivirus_enginev < 13.0.9r1713.0.9r17

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CVE-2019-9698 · Symantec Antivirus Engine · Dark Radar