CVE-2018-12240

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-08-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-798

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 products

Symantec Corporation Norton Password Manager: before 5.3.0.976 — fixed in 5.3.0.976

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Symantec Corporation Norton Password Manager 5.3.0.976. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105146
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1460.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105146
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1460.html

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