SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-1836

Untrusted search path vulnerability in unspecified components in Symantec LiveUpdate for Macintosh 3.0.0 through 3.5.0 do not set the execution path, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program.

MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 0.39%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in unspecified components in Symantec LiveUpdate for Macintosh 3.0.0 through 3.5.0 do not set the execution path, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program.

CVSS 2.0
6.8 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
0.39% probability · 32th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
symantec/liveupdate · symantec/norton antivirus · symantec/norton internet security · symantec/norton personal firewall · symantec/norton system works · symantec/norton utilities
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.