Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before RU6 MP5 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the Authentication Lock protection mechanism, and conduct brute-force password-guessing attacks against management-console accounts, by entering data into the authorization window
Published Jun 30, 2016
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.33%
Description
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before RU6 MP5 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the Authentication Lock protection mechanism, and conduct brute-force password-guessing attacks against management-console accounts, by entering data into the authorization window.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 12.1.6
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.33% (0.02330) | 82.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.33% (0.02330) | 81.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.47% (0.00468) | 62.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00230) | 62.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 11, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00230) | 61.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00213) | 58.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00171) | 52.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00211) | 57.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 52.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 19, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 51.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 49.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 28.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91441 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036196 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160628_01 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91441 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036196 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160628_01 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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