Is CVE-2017-13681 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-13681 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-13681?

CVE-2017-13681 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-13681?

CVE-2017-13681 has an EPSS score of 0.43% (35th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-13681?

Upgrade endpoint protection to 12.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-13681

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to SEP 12.1 RU6 MP9 could be susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue that allows a user to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected at lower access levels. In the circumstances of this issue, the capability of exploit is limited by the need to perform multiple file and directory writes to the local filesystem and as such, is not feasible in a standard drive-by type attack.

How to fix

Remediation Available

endpoint protectionNVD

Affected:< 12.1Fixed in:12.1CVE-2017-13681derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

35thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 35% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory3

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.