HighPublic exploit

Privilege Escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection

IdentifiersCVE-2019-12750CWE-269

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Symantec Endpoint Protection versions prior to 14.2 RU1 and 12.1 RU6 MP10, as well as Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition prior to 12.1 RU6 MP10c (12.1.7491.7002). The vulnerability allows an attacker to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user, potentially by exploiting improper access control mechanisms within the software.

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ANALYST BRIEF

Impact, mitigation & remediation

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Impact

What an attacker gets, and what they’ve been doing with it.

Successful exploitation allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges, potentially leading to full system compromise, unauthorized access to sensitive data, or the ability to execute arbitrary code with higher privileges.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

If immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict local access to the affected systems and monitor for unusual privilege escalation attempts. Apply the principle of least privilege to user accounts and processes.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade Symantec Endpoint Protection to version 14.2 RU1 or later, and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition to 12.1 RU6 MP10c (12.1.7491.7002) or later, as these versions contain the necessary patches to address the vulnerability.

PUBLIC EXPLOITS

Exploits

1 valid exploit after Mallory filtered fakes, detection scripts, and README-only repos.

VALID 1 / 1 TOTALView more in app

cve-2019-12750MaturityPoCVerified exploit

This repository contains a Visual Studio solution for a local privilege escalation exploit targeting Symantec Endpoint Protection (CVE-2019-12750). The structure includes two main C++ projects: 'CVE-2019-12750' and 'master', each with their own project files and source code (though the actual .cpp source code is not included in the provided content). The README credits a public writeup and clarifies that the exploit is intended for x64 and older Windows versions. The exploit is not part of a framework and is a standalone proof-of-concept. No network endpoints or registry keys are specified in the available files; the attack vector is local, requiring code execution on the target system. The repository is organized for building with Visual Studio, and the main entry points are the C++ source files referenced in the project files.

v-p-bDisclosed Dec 21, 2019cppxmllocal

EXPOSURE SURFACE

Affected products & vendors

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VendorProductType

BroadcomEndpoint Protectionapplication

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ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

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Threat actor evidence

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Associated malware

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Detection signatures

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Vendor-by-vendor mapping

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Social activity