CVE-2019-9698
Symantec AV Engine, prior to 13.0.9r17, may be susceptible to an arbitrary file deletion issue, which is a type of vulnerability that could allow an attacker to delete files on the resident system without elevated privileges.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.32%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Symantec AV Engine, prior to 13.0.9r17, may be susceptible to an arbitrary file deletion issue, which is a type of vulnerability that could allow an attacker to delete files on the resident system without elevated privileges.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.32% probability · 25th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- symantec/antivirus engine
- Source
- secure@symantec.com
EPSS 0.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1481.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1481.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.