{"id":"CVE-2017-13674","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-13674","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T23:56:29.536Z","title":"Symantec ProxyClient 3.4 for Windows is susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability.","description":"Symantec ProxyClient 3.4 for Windows is susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious local Windows user can, under certain circumstances, exploit this vulnerability to escalate their privileges on the system and execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges.","published":"2017-09-01T13:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:04:58.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@symantec.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["symantec/proxyclient"],"epss":{"score":0.0044,"percentile":0.38021,"date":"2026-10-27","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 (0.44%). 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/100554","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@symantec.com"},{"url":"https://www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA152","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@symantec.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100554","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA152","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13674","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."}