{"id":"CVE-2017-13680","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-13680","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:26:49.813Z","title":"Prior to SEP 12.1 RU6 MP9 & SEP 14 RU1 Symantec Endpoint Protection Windows endpoint can encounter a situation whereby an attacker could use the product's UI to perform unauthorized file deletes on the resident file system.","description":"Prior to SEP 12.1 RU6 MP9 & SEP 14 RU1 Symantec Endpoint Protection Windows endpoint can encounter a situation whereby an attacker could use the product's UI to perform unauthorized file deletes on the resident file system.","published":"2017-11-06T23:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:04:58.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@symantec.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":[],"affected":["symantec/endpoint protection"],"epss":{"score":0.00394,"percentile":0.33461,"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":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101503","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@symantec.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039775","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@symantec.com"},{"url":"https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171106_00","tags":["Issue Tracking","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@symantec.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101503","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039775","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171106_00","tags":["Issue Tracking","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13680","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."}