CVE-2025-13919 (GCVE-0-2025-13919)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-28 16:41 – Updated: 2026-01-30 07:15
VLAI?
Title
Component Object Model (COM) Hijacking in Symantec Endpoint Protection Windows Client
Summary
Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.3 RU10 Patch 1, RU9 Patch 2, and RU8 Patch 3, may be susceptible to a COM Hijacking vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker attempts to establish persistence and evade detection by hijacking COM references in the Windows Registry.
Severity ?
4.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Broadcom Symantec Endpoint Protection Windows Client Affected: 14.3.12154.10000
Unaffected: 14.3.12167.10000
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Credits
Gregory DRAPERI
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