Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14.2 MP1 may be susceptible to a DLL Preloading vulnerability, which in this case is an issue that can occur when an application being installed unintentionally loads a DLL provided by a potential attacker
Published Nov 29, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.08%
Description
Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14.2 MP1 may be susceptible to a DLL Preloading vulnerability, which in this case is an issue that can occur when an application being installed unintentionally loads a DLL provided by a potential attacker. Note that this particular type of exploit only manifests at install time; no remediation is required for software that has already been installed. This issue only impacted the Trialware media for Symantec Endpoint Protection, which has since been updated.
Affected products
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- Version Prior to 14.2 MP1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symantec Corporation | Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) | n/a |
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- ≥ 11.0 · ≤ 14.2.0.1
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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.08% (0.01084) | 63.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.08% (0.01084) | 63.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 27.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 21, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 25.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00054) | 19.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105919 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://support.symantec.com/content/unifiedweb/en_US/article.SYMSA1468.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105919 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://support.symantec.com/content/unifiedweb/en_US/article.SYMSA1468.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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