Is CVE-2019-9698 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-9698 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-9698?

CVE-2019-9698 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-9698?

CVE-2019-9698 has an EPSS score of 0.32% (24th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-9698?

Upgrade antivirus engine to 13.0.9r17 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-9698

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

antivirus engineNVD

Affected:< 13.0.9r17Fixed in:13.0.9r17CVE-2019-9698derived 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

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.32%probability of exploitation in 30 days

24thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 24% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.symantec.com

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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 2024-11-21.