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CVE-2019-9698

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-05-08 · updated 2026-06-17

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.

Affected products

• Symantec AV Engine: before 13.0.9r17 — fixed in 13.0.9r17

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Symantec AV Engine 13.0.9r17. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1481.html
• https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1481.html

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