{"id":"CVE-2016-6591","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-6591","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:43:39.808Z","title":"A security bypass vulnerability exists in Symantec Norton App Lock 1.0.3.186 and earlier if application pinning is enabled, which could let a local malicious user bypass security restrictions.","description":"A security bypass vulnerability exists in Symantec Norton App Lock 1.0.3.186 and earlier if application pinning is enabled, which could let a local malicious user bypass security restrictions.","published":"2020-01-08T16:15:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:51:25.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@symantec.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.1,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-863"],"affected":["symantec/norton app lock"],"epss":{"score":0.00293,"percentile":0.2172,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.29%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94343","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@symantec.com"},{"url":"https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1386.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@symantec.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94343","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1386.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6591","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}