CVE-2017-13680

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-11-06 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Prior to SEP 12.1 RU6 MP9 & SEP 14 RU1 Symantec Endpoint Protection Windows endpoint can encounter a situation whereby an attacker could use the product's UI to perform unauthorized file deletes on the resident file system.

Affected products

Symantec Endpoint Protection: before 12.1; 14 — fixed in 12.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101503
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039775
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171106_00
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101503
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039775
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171106_00

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